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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0LB53ZZExcision of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Excision of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, 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 0LB53ZZ

0LB53ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the right lower arm and wrist tendon using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other tenonectomy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.42).

For a different body part, codes include 0LB03ZZ (head and neck tendon), 0LB13ZZ (right shoulder tendon), 0LB23ZZ (left shoulder tendon), 0LB33ZZ (right upper arm tendon), 0LB43ZZ (left upper arm tendon), 0LB63ZZ (left lower arm and wrist tendon) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0LB50ZZ (open) and 0LB54ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 040 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC), DRG 041 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator), DRG 042 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 500 (Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC), DRG 501 (Soft Tissue Procedures with CC) and DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures”, “Soft Tissue 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
BExcision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

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

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part
5Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, 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 qualifier

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

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 →
  • 83.42Other tenonectomyapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0LB53ZZ

Is 0LB53ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0LB53ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0LB53ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0LB53ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0LB53ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0LB53ZZ can group to MS-DRG 040, MS-DRG 041, MS-DRG 042, MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0LB53ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0LB53ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.42 (Other tenonectomy).