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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03BC4ZZExcision of Left Radial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Excision of Left Radial Artery, Perc Endo Approach

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 03BC4ZZ

03BC4ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the left radial artery using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to resection of vessel with anastomosis, upper limb vessels and other excision of vessels, upper limb vessels, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (38.33 and 38.63).

For a different body part, codes include 03B04ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03B14ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03B24ZZ (innominate artery), 03B34ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03B44ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03B54ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03BC0ZZ (open) and 03BC3ZZ (percutaneous).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 252 (Other Vascular Procedures with MCC), DRG 253 (Other Vascular Procedures with CC), DRG 254 (Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 630 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Vascular Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 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
BExcision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part
CRadial Artery, Left

Includes: Radial recurrent artery

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
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

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 →
  • 38.33Resection of vessel with anastomosis, upper limb vesselsapproximate
  • 38.63Other excision of vessels, upper limb vesselsapproximate

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 03BC4ZZ

Is 03BC4ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03BC4ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03BC4ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03BC4ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03BC4ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03BC4ZZ can group to MS-DRG 252, MS-DRG 253, MS-DRG 254, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629 and MS-DRG 630.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 03BC4ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03BC4ZZ to ICD-9-CM 38.33 (Resection of vessel with anastomosis, upper limb vessels) and 38.63 (Other excision of vessels, upper limb vessels).