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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03L50CZOcclusion of Right Axillary Artery with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Occlusion of R Axilla Art with Extralum Dev, Open 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 03L50CZ

03L50CZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a occlusion procedure on the right axillary artery using an open approach with extraluminal device. In ICD-10-PCS, occlusion means completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other surgical occlusion of vessels, upper limb vessels, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (38.83).

For a different body part, codes include 03L00CZ (right internal mammary artery), 03L10CZ (left internal mammary artery), 03L20CZ (innominate artery), 03L30CZ (right subclavian artery), 03L40CZ (left subclavian artery), 03L60CZ (left axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03L53CZ (percutaneous) and 03L54CZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 03L50DZ (intraluminal device) and 03L50ZZ (no device).

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
LOcclusion

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

Includes: Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava

4. Body Part
5Axillary Artery, Right
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
CExtraluminal Device

Includes: AtriClip LAA Exclusion System; LAP-BAND(R) adjustable gastric banding system; REALIZE(R) Adjustable Gastric Band

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

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  • 38.83Other surgical occlusion of vessels, upper limb vesselsapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 03L50CZ

Is 03L50CZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03L50CZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03L50CZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03L50CZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03L50CZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03L50CZ 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 03L50CZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03L50CZ to ICD-9-CM 38.83 (Other surgical occlusion of vessels, upper limb vessels).