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ICD-10-PCS/0NQ/0NQB0ZZ
Inpatient Procedure Code

0NQB0ZZ

Repair Nasal Bone, 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.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemN

Head and Facial Bones

3
Root OperationQ

Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

4
Body PartB

Nasal Bone

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 15 MS-DRGs:

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

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0NQB0ZZ 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.

PCS table

  • 0NQ[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

MS-DRG participation (15)

  • 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)”
  • 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)”
  • 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)”
  • DRG 515 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 516 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 517 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 579 — OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures (MDC 09)”
  • DRG 580 — OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures (MDC 09)”
  • and 7 more

Nearest codes

  • 0NQ00ZZ — Repair Skull, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ10ZZ — Repair Frontal Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ30ZZ — Repair Right Parietal Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ40ZZ — Repair Left Parietal Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ50ZZ — Repair Right Temporal Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ60ZZ — Repair Left Temporal Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQ70ZZ — Repair Occipital Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NQB3ZZ — Repair Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.