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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0M503ZZDestruction of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Destruction of Head & Neck Bursa/Lig, 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 0M503ZZ

0M503ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the head and neck bursa and ligament 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 other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, unspecified site and other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, other specified sites, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (80.80 and 80.89).

For a different body part, codes include 0M513ZZ (right shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M523ZZ (left shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M533ZZ (right elbow bursa and ligament), 0M543ZZ (left elbow bursa and ligament), 0M553ZZ (right wrist bursa and ligament), 0M563ZZ (left wrist bursa and ligament) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0M500ZZ (open) and 0M504ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 495 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with MCC), DRG 496 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with CC), DRG 497 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
MBursae and Ligaments
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 Bursa and Ligament

Includes: Alar ligament of axis; Cervical interspinous ligament; Cervical intertransverse ligament; Cervical ligamentum flavum; Interspinous ligament, cervical; Intertransverse ligament, cervical; Lateral temporomandibular ligament; Ligamentum flavum, cervical; Sphenomandibular ligament; Stylomandibular ligament; Transverse ligament of atlas

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

All DRGs →

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.80Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, unspecified siteapproximate
  • 80.89Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, other specified sitesapproximate

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 0M503ZZ

Is 0M503ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0M503ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0M503ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0M503ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0M503ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0M503ZZ can group to MS-DRG 495, MS-DRG 496, MS-DRG 497, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0M503ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0M503ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.80 (Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, unspecified site) and 80.89 (Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, other specified sites).