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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03CP4ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from R Verteb Art, 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 03CP4ZZ

03CP4ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the right vertebral artery using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to procedure on single vessel, Endarterectomy, other vessels of head and neck and endovascular removal of obstruction from head and neck vessel(s), the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (00.40, 38.12 and 39.74).

For a different body part, codes include 03C04ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03C14ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03C24ZZ (innominate artery), 03C34ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03C44ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03C54ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03CP0ZZ (open) and 03CP3ZZ (percutaneous).

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 2 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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
PVertebral Artery, Right
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

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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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
  • 38.12Endarterectomy, other vessels of head and neckapproximate, combination
  • 39.74Endovascular removal of obstruction from head and neck vessel(s)approximate

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

Code history

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  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 03CP4ZZ

Is 03CP4ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03CP4ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03CP4ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03CP4ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03CP4ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03CP4ZZ 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 03CP4ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03CP4ZZ to ICD-9-CM 00.40 (Procedure on single vessel), 38.12 (Endarterectomy, other vessels of head and neck) and 39.74 (Endovascular removal of obstruction from head and neck vessel(s)).