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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0LB73ZXExcision of Right Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Excision of Right Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagn

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 0LB73ZX

0LB73ZX is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the right hand tendon using a percutaneous approach (qualifier: diagnostic). 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 diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of hand, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.29).

For a different body part, codes include 0LB03ZX (head and neck tendon), 0LB13ZX (right shoulder tendon), 0LB23ZX (left shoulder tendon), 0LB33ZX (right upper arm tendon), 0LB43ZX (left upper arm tendon), 0LB53ZX (right lower arm and wrist tendon) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0LB70ZX (open) and 0LB74ZX (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) and DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Soft Tissue 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
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
7Hand 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
XDiagnostic

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

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

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  • 83.29Other diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of handapproximate

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 0LB73ZX

Is 0LB73ZX a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0LB73ZX is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0LB73ZX an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0LB73ZX is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0LB73ZX group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0LB73ZX can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0LB73ZX?

The CMS GEMs map 0LB73ZX to ICD-9-CM 83.29 (Other diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of hand).