ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0GN10ZZRelease Pineal Body, 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 0GN10ZZ
0GN10ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the pineal body using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on pineal gland, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (07.59).
For a different body part, codes include 0GN00ZZ (pituitary gland), 0GN20ZZ (left adrenal gland), 0GN30ZZ (right adrenal gland), 0GN40ZZ (bilateral adrenal glands), 0GN60ZZ (left carotid body), 0GN70ZZ (right carotid body) and 15 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0GN13ZZ (percutaneous) and 0GN14ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).
It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for 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), DRG 025 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC), DRG 026 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC), DRG 027 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 614 (Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures with CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures” and “Adrenal and Pituitary 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
- GEndocrine System
- 3. Operation
- NRelease
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
- 4. Body Part
- 1Pineal Body
- 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
Different body part
- 0GN00ZZPituitary Gland
- 0GN20ZZAdrenal Gland, Left
- 0GN30ZZAdrenal Gland, Right
- 0GN40ZZAdrenal Glands, Bilateral
- 0GN60ZZCarotid Body, Left
- 0GN70ZZCarotid Body, Right
- 0GN80ZZCarotid Bodies, Bilateral
- 0GN90ZZPara-aortic Body
- 0GNB0ZZCoccygeal Glomus
- 0GNC0ZZGlomus Jugulare
- 0GND0ZZAortic Body
- 0GNF0ZZParaganglion Extremity
Different approach
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 01 · Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System · Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis
MDC 01 · Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System · Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures
MDC 10 · Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders · Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 07.59Other operations on pineal glandapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
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- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0GN10ZZ
Is 0GN10ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0GN10ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0GN10ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0GN10ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0GN10ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0GN10ZZ can group to MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024, MS-DRG 025, MS-DRG 026, MS-DRG 027 and MS-DRG 614.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0GN10ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0GN10ZZ to ICD-9-CM 07.59 (Other operations on pineal gland).