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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03VM0BZRestriction of Right External Carotid Artery with Bioactive Intraluminal Device, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Restrict R Ext Carotid w Bioact Intralum, Open

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 03VM0BZ

03VM0BZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a restriction procedure on the right external carotid artery using an open approach with intraluminal device, bioactive. In ICD-10-PCS, restriction means partially closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to endovascular embolization or occlusion of vessel(s) of head or neck using bioactive coils, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (39.76).

For a different body part, codes include 03VG0BZ (intracranial artery), 03VH0BZ (right common carotid artery), 03VJ0BZ (left common carotid artery), 03VK0BZ (right internal carotid artery), 03VL0BZ (left internal carotid artery), 03VN0BZ (left external carotid artery) and 2 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03VM3BZ (percutaneous) and 03VM4BZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 03VM0CZ (extraluminal device), 03VM0DZ (intraluminal device), 03VM0HZ (intraluminal device, flow diverter) and 03VM0ZZ (no device).

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 4 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
VRestriction

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

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

Includes: Esophagogastric fundoplication, cervical cerclage

4. Body Part
MExternal Carotid 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
BIntraluminal Device, Bioactive
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 →
  • 39.76Endovascular embolization or occlusion of vessel(s) of head or neck using bioactive coilsapproximate

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 03VM0BZ

Is 03VM0BZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03VM0BZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03VM0BZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03VM0BZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03VM0BZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03VM0BZ 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 03VM0BZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03VM0BZ to ICD-9-CM 39.76 (Endovascular embolization or occlusion of vessel(s) of head or neck using bioactive coils).