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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

005B3ZZDestruction of Pons, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 005B3ZZ

005B3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the pons using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (01.59).

For a different body part, codes include 00503ZZ (brain), 00513ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00523ZZ (dura mater), 00563ZZ (cerebral ventricle), 00573ZZ (cerebral hemisphere), 00583ZZ (basal ganglia) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 005B0ZZ (open) and 005B4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 023 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator), DRG 024 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC), DRG 025 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC), DRG 026 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC), DRG 027 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 820 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with MCC), under the surgical categories “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures”, “Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures” and 3 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
0Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3. Operation
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
BPons

Includes: Apneustic center; Basis pontis; Locus ceruleus; Pneumotaxic center; Pontine tegmentum; Superior olivary nucleus

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Craniotomy for Multiple Significant Trauma

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 01.59Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brainapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 005B3ZZ

Is 005B3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 005B3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 005B3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 005B3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 005B3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 005B3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024, MS-DRG 025, MS-DRG 026, MS-DRG 027 and MS-DRG 820.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 005B3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 005B3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 01.59 (Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain).