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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0GN60ZZRelease Left Carotid Body, 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 0GN60ZZ

0GN60ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left carotid 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 carotid body, carotid sinus and other vascular bodies, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (39.89).

For a different body part, codes include 0GN00ZZ (pituitary gland), 0GN10ZZ (pineal body), 0GN20ZZ (left adrenal gland), 0GN30ZZ (right adrenal gland), 0GN40ZZ (bilateral adrenal glands), 0GN70ZZ (right carotid body) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0GN63ZZ (percutaneous) and 0GN64ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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) and DRG 254 (Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Vascular 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
6Carotid Body, Left
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

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 39.89Other operations on carotid body, carotid sinus and other vascular bodiesapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0GN60ZZ

Is 0GN60ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0GN60ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0GN60ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0GN60ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0GN60ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0GN60ZZ can group to MS-DRG 252, MS-DRG 253 and MS-DRG 254.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0GN60ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0GN60ZZ to ICD-9-CM 39.89 (Other operations on carotid body, carotid sinus and other vascular bodies).