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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03LP0ZZOcclusion of Right Vertebral Artery, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 03LP0ZZ

03LP0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a occlusion procedure on the right vertebral artery using an open approach. 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, other vessels of head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (38.82).

For a different body part, codes include 03L00ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03L10ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03L20ZZ (innominate artery), 03L30ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03L40ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03L50ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03LP3ZZ (percutaneous) and 03LP4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 03LP0BZ (intraluminal device, bioactive), 03LP0CZ (extraluminal device) and 03LP0DZ (intraluminal device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 040 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC), DRG 041 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator), DRG 042 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 143 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 144 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 145 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures”, “Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures”, “Other Vascular 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
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
PVertebral 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
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

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  • 38.82Other surgical occlusion of vessels, other vessels of head and neckapproximate

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

Code history

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  7. 2022
  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 03LP0ZZ

Is 03LP0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03LP0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03LP0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03LP0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03LP0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03LP0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 040, MS-DRG 041, MS-DRG 042, MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144 and MS-DRG 145.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 03LP0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03LP0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 38.82 (Other surgical occlusion of vessels, other vessels of head and neck).