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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

01513ZZDestruction of Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

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 01513ZZ

01513ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the cervical nerve 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 percutaneous denervation of facet, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (03.96).

For a different body part, codes include 01503ZZ (cervical plexus), 01523ZZ (phrenic nerve), 01533ZZ (brachial plexus), 01543ZZ (ulnar nerve), 01553ZZ (median nerve), 01563ZZ (radial nerve) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 01510ZZ (open) and 01514ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
1Peripheral Nervous System
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
1Cervical Nerve

Includes: Greater occipital nerve; Spinal nerve, cervical; Suboccipital nerve; Third occipital nerve

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 03.96Percutaneous denervation of facetapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 01513ZZ

Is 01513ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 01513ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 01513ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 01513ZZ to ICD-9-CM 03.96 (Percutaneous denervation of facet).