ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0LN53ZZRelease Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
Short description: Release 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 0LN53ZZ
0LN53ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right lower arm and wrist tendon using a percutaneous 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 lysis of adhesions of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.91).
For a different body part, codes include 0LN03ZZ (head and neck tendon), 0LN13ZZ (right shoulder tendon), 0LN23ZZ (left shoulder tendon), 0LN33ZZ (right upper arm tendon), 0LN43ZZ (left upper arm tendon), 0LN63ZZ (left lower arm and wrist tendon) and 21 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0LN50ZZ (open), 0LN54ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0LN5XZZ (external).
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
- 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
- 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 body part
- 0LN03ZZHead and Neck Tendon
- 0LN13ZZShoulder Tendon, Right
- 0LN23ZZShoulder Tendon, Left
- 0LN33ZZUpper Arm Tendon, Right
- 0LN43ZZUpper Arm Tendon, Left
- 0LN63ZZLower Arm and Wrist Tendon, Left
- 0LN73ZZHand Tendon, Right
- 0LN83ZZHand Tendon, Left
- 0LN93ZZTrunk Tendon, Right
- 0LNB3ZZTrunk Tendon, Left
- 0LNC3ZZThorax Tendon, Right
- 0LND3ZZThorax Tendon, Left
Different approach
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 →- 83.91Lysis of adhesions of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursaapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0LN53ZZ
Is 0LN53ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0LN53ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0LN53ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0LN53ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0LN53ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0LN53ZZ can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0LN53ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0LN53ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.91 (Lysis of adhesions of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa).