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Inpatient Procedure Code

09TE0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Resection of Left Inner Ear, Open Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System9

Ear, Nose, Sinus

3
Root OperationT

Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

4
Body PartE

Inner Ear, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 3 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

09TA0ZZ — Resection of Left Auditory Ossicle, Open Approach, 09TB0ZZ — Resection of Right Mastoid Sinus, Open Approach, 09TC0ZZ — Resection of Left Mastoid Sinus, Open Approach, 09TD0ZZ — Resection of Right Inner Ear, Open Approach, 09TF0ZZ — Resection of Right Eustachian Tube, Open Approach, 09TG0ZZ — Resection of Left Eustachian Tube, Open Approach, 09TK0ZZ — Resection of Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Open Approach, 09TL0ZZ — Resection of Nasal Turbinate, Open Approach, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

09TE8ZZ — Resection of Left Inner Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under ENT excision (excluding nasal passage, sinuses, tongue, salivary glands, larynx) (Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

09D74ZZ — Extraction of Right Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09D77ZZ — Extraction of Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09D78ZZ — Extraction of Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09D80ZZ — Extraction of Left Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach, 09D83ZZ — Extraction of Left Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Approach, 09D84ZZ — Extraction of Left Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09D87ZZ — Extraction of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09D88ZZ — Extraction of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09D90ZZ — Extraction of Right Auditory Ossicle, Open Approach, 09DA0ZZ — Extraction of Left Auditory Ossicle, Open Approach, 0C500ZZ — Destruction of Upper Lip, Open Approach, 0C503ZZ — Destruction of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, 0C50XZZ — Destruction of Upper Lip, External Approach, 0C510ZZ — Destruction of Lower Lip, Open Approach, 0C513ZZ — Destruction of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach, 0C51XZZ — Destruction of Lower Lip, External Approach, 0C520ZZ — Destruction of Hard Palate, Open Approach, 0C523ZZ — Destruction of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach, 0C52XZZ — Destruction of Hard Palate, External Approach, 0C530ZZ — Destruction of Soft Palate, Open Approach, +202 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 09TE0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 09TE0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1449)

  • MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A18.6 — Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.0 — Pharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Pharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.1 — Nasopharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Nasopharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.2 — Laryngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Laryngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A54.5 — Gonococcal pharyngitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Gonococcal pharyngitis — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 1444 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources