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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0MRC0KZReplacement of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Replace of Up Spine Bursa/Lig with Nonaut Sub, Open Approach

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0MRC0KZ

0MRC0KZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a replacement procedure on the upper spine bursa and ligament using an open approach with nonautologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, replacement means putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of joint, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.96).

For a different body part, codes include 0MR00KZ (head and neck bursa and ligament), 0MR10KZ (right shoulder bursa and ligament), 0MR20KZ (left shoulder bursa and ligament), 0MR30KZ (right elbow bursa and ligament), 0MR40KZ (left elbow bursa and ligament), 0MR50KZ (right wrist bursa and ligament) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0MRC4KZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0MRC07Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 0MRC0JZ (synthetic substitute).

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 was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
MBursae and Ligaments
3. Operation
RReplacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

Includes: Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

4. Body Part
CUpper Spine Bursa and Ligament

Includes: Interspinous ligament, thoracic; Intertransverse ligament, thoracic; Ligamentum flavum, thoracic; Supraspinous ligament

5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
KNonautologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis; Bone bank bone graft; Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s); Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s); Fish skin; Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose); MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix; Piscine skin; Tissue bank graft

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

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  • 81.96Other repair of jointapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 0MRC0KZ

Is 0MRC0KZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0MRC0KZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0MRC0KZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0MRC0KZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0MRC0KZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0MRC0KZ can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0MRC0KZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0MRC0KZ to ICD-9-CM 81.96 (Other repair of joint).