09U60KZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Supplement Left Middle Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
Supplement Left Middle Ear with Nonaut Sub, Open Approach
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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System9 | Ear, Nose, Sinus |
| 3 | Root OperationU | Supplement Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part |
| 4 | Body Part6 | Middle Ear, Left |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceK | Nonautologous Tissue Substitute |
| 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.
09U00KZ — Supplement Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U10KZ — Supplement Left External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U20KZ — Supplement Bilateral External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U50KZ — Supplement Right Middle Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U70KZ — Supplement Right Tympanic Membrane with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U80KZ — Supplement Left Tympanic Membrane with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U90KZ — Supplement Right Auditory Ossicle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09UA0KZ — Supplement Left Auditory Ossicle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, +17 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
Same operation — other Device
Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.
09U607Z — Supplement Left Middle Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09U60JZ — Supplement Left Middle Ear with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under ENT repair (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.
09RM4KZ — Replacement of Nasal Septum with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09RN07Z — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09RN0JZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 09RN0KZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 09RN77Z — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09RN7JZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Synthetic Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09RN7KZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09RN87Z — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09RN8JZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Synthetic Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09RN8KZ — Replacement of Nasopharynx with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0CQ00ZZ — Repair Upper Lip, Open Approach, 0CQ03ZZ — Repair Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, 0CQ0XZZ — Repair Upper Lip, External Approach, 0CQ10ZZ — Repair Lower Lip, Open Approach, 0CQ13ZZ — Repair Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach, 0CQ1XZZ — Repair Lower Lip, External Approach, 0CQ20ZZ — Repair Hard Palate, Open Approach, 0CQ23ZZ — Repair Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach, 0CQ2XZZ — Repair Hard Palate, External Approach, 0CQ30ZZ — Repair Soft Palate, Open Approach, +604 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 09U60KZ 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 09U60KZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 09U[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Ear, Nose, Sinus — Body System: Ear, Nose, Sinus[Body System]: “Ear, Nose, Sinus”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Supplement — Operation: Supplement[Operation]: “Supplement”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation
- DRG 143 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 144 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 145 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- ENT013 — ENT repair[CCSR category]: “ENT repair — Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
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
- 09U00KZ — Supplement Right External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U10KZ — Supplement Left External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U20KZ — Supplement Bilateral External Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U50KZ — Supplement Right Middle Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U607Z — Supplement Left Middle Ear with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U60JZ — Supplement Left Middle Ear with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U68KZ — Supplement Left Middle Ear with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 09U70KZ — Supplement Right Tympanic Membrane with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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
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