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0NQCXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Repair Sphenoid Bone, External 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 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 PartC

Sphenoid Bone

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0NQ5XZZ — Repair Right Temporal Bone, External Approach, 0NQ6XZZ — Repair Left Temporal Bone, External Approach, 0NQ7XZZ — Repair Occipital Bone, External Approach, 0NQBXZZ — Repair Nasal Bone, External Approach, 0NQFXZZ — Repair Right Ethmoid Bone, External Approach, 0NQGXZZ — Repair Left Ethmoid Bone, External Approach, 0NQHXZZ — Repair Right Lacrimal Bone, External Approach, 0NQJXZZ — Repair Left Lacrimal Bone, External Approach, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0NQC0ZZ — Repair Sphenoid Bone, Open Approach, 0NQC3ZZ — Repair Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0NQC4ZZ — Repair Sphenoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia 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.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0NQCXZZ 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST030 — Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC[CCSR category]: “Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

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Change history

Change history

  • FY2018 — October 1, 2017
    Description revised
    Repair Right Sphenoid Bone, External Approach → Repair Sphenoid Bone, External Approach
    FY2018 changes

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