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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PBR0ZZExcision of Right Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 0PBR0ZZ

0PBR0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the right thumb phalanx using an open 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 local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, unspecified site, local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, other bones and other partial ostectomy, other bones, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (77.60, 77.69 and 77.89).

For a different body part, codes include 0PB00ZZ (sternum), 0PB10ZZ (ribs, 1 to 2), 0PB20ZZ (ribs, 3 or more), 0PB30ZZ (cervical vertebra), 0PB40ZZ (thoracic vertebra), 0PB50ZZ (right scapula) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PBR3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0PBR4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC) and DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures” and 2 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
PUpper Bones
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
RThumb Phalanx, Right
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
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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 77.60Local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, unspecified siteapproximate
  • 77.69Local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, other bonesapproximate
  • 77.89Other partial ostectomy, other bonesapproximate

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

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  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 0PBR0ZZ

Is 0PBR0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PBR0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PBR0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PBR0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PBR0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PBR0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516, MS-DRG 517, MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580 and MS-DRG 581.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PBR0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0PBR0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 77.60 (Local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, unspecified site), 77.69 (Local excision of lesion or tissue of bone, other bones) and 77.89 (Other partial ostectomy, other bones).