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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

037G44ZDilation of Intracranial Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Dilate Intracran Art w Drug-elut Intra, Perc Endo

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 037G44Z

037G44Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a dilation procedure on the intracranial artery using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with intraluminal device, drug-eluting. In ICD-10-PCS, dilation means expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to procedure on single vessel, insertion of one vascular stent, percutaneous angioplasty of intracranial vessel(s) and 1 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (00.40, 00.45, 00.62 and 1 more).

For a different body part, codes include 037044Z (right internal mammary artery), 037144Z (left internal mammary artery), 037244Z (innominate artery), 037344Z (right subclavian artery), 037444Z (left subclavian artery), 037544Z (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 037G04Z (open) and 037G34Z (percutaneous).

With a different device, use 037G45Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, two), 037G46Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, three), 037G47Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, four or more), 037G4DZ (intraluminal device), 037G4EZ (intraluminal device, two), 037G4FZ (intraluminal device, three) and 2 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 020 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with MCC), DRG 021 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with CC), DRG 022 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage without CC/MCC), 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) and DRG 025 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC), under the surgical categories “Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage”, “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial 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
3Upper Arteries
3. Operation
7Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part

Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy

4. Body Part
GIntracranial Artery

Includes: Anterior cerebral artery; Anterior choroidal artery; Anterior communicating artery; Basilar artery; Circle of Willis; Internal carotid artery, intracranial portion; Middle cerebral artery; Middle meningeal artery, intracranial portion; Ophthalmic artery; Posterior cerebral artery; Posterior communicating artery; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA); Vertebral artery, intracranial portion

5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

6. Device
4Intraluminal Device, Drug-eluting
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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 00.40Procedure on single vesselapproximate, combination
  • 00.45Insertion of one vascular stentapproximate, combination
  • 00.62Percutaneous angioplasty of intracranial vessel(s)approximate, combination
  • 00.65Percutaneous insertion of intracranial vascular stent(s)approximate, combination

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 037G44Z

Is 037G44Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 037G44Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 037G44Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 037G44Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 037G44Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 037G44Z can group to MS-DRG 020, MS-DRG 021, MS-DRG 022, MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024 and MS-DRG 025.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 037G44Z?

The CMS GEMs map 037G44Z to ICD-9-CM 00.40 (Procedure on single vessel), 00.45 (Insertion of one vascular stent), 00.62 (Percutaneous angioplasty of intracranial vessel(s)) and 1 more.