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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

06503ZZDestruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous 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 06503ZZ

06503ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the inferior vena cava using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other excision of vessels, abdominal veins, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (38.67).

For a different body part, codes include 06513ZZ (splenic vein), 06523ZZ (gastric vein), 06533ZZ (esophageal vein), 06543ZZ (hepatic vein), 06553ZZ (superior mesenteric vein), 06563ZZ (inferior mesenteric vein) and 17 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 06500ZZ (open) and 06504ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 270 (Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC), DRG 271 (Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with CC) and DRG 272 (Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures”.

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
6Lower Veins
3. Operation
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
0Inferior Vena Cava

Includes: Postcava; Right inferior phrenic vein; Right ovarian vein; Right second lumbar vein; Right suprarenal vein; Right testicular vein

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
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 →
  • 38.67Other excision of vessels, abdominal veinsapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  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 06503ZZ

Is 06503ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 06503ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 06503ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 06503ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 06503ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 06503ZZ can group to MS-DRG 270, MS-DRG 271 and MS-DRG 272.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 06503ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 06503ZZ to ICD-9-CM 38.67 (Other excision of vessels, abdominal veins).