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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0L503ZZDestruction of Head and Neck Tendon, 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 0L503ZZ

0L503ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the head and neck tendon 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 excision of lesion of tendon sheath, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.31).

For a different body part, codes include 0L513ZZ (right shoulder tendon), 0L523ZZ (left shoulder tendon), 0L533ZZ (right upper arm tendon), 0L543ZZ (left upper arm tendon), 0L553ZZ (right lower arm and wrist tendon), 0L563ZZ (left lower arm and wrist tendon) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0L500ZZ (open) and 0L504ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 500 (Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC), DRG 501 (Soft Tissue Procedures with CC), DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 630 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Soft Tissue Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 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
LTendons
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
0Head and Neck Tendon
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

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

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Soft Tissue Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.31Excision of lesion of tendon sheathapproximate

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 0L503ZZ

Is 0L503ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0L503ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0L503ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0L503ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0L503ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0L503ZZ can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501, MS-DRG 502, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629 and MS-DRG 630.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0L503ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0L503ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.31 (Excision of lesion of tendon sheath).