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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0K993ZZDrainage of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Muscle, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Drainage of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Muscle, Perc 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 0K993ZZ

0K993ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the right lower arm and wrist muscle using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to aspiration of other soft tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.95).

For a different body part, codes include 0K903ZZ (head muscle), 0K913ZZ (facial muscle), 0K923ZZ (right neck muscle), 0K933ZZ (left neck muscle), 0K943ZZ (tongue, palate, pharynx muscle), 0K953ZZ (right shoulder muscle) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0K990ZZ (open) and 0K994ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0K9930Z (drainage device).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
KMuscles
3. Operation
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
9Lower Arm and Wrist Muscle, Right
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

Different device

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.95Aspiration of other soft tissueapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0K993ZZ

Is 0K993ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0K993ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0K993ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0K993ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.95 (Aspiration of other soft tissue).