ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0R533ZZDestruction of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach
Short description: Destruction of Cervical Vertebral Disc, 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 0R533ZZ
0R533ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the cervical vertebral disc 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 intervertebral chemonucleolysis, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.52).
For a different body part, codes include 0R503ZZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0R513ZZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0R543ZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0R553ZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0R563ZZ (thoracic vertebral joint), 0R593ZZ (thoracic vertebral disc) and 22 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0R530ZZ (open) and 0R534ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).
It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.
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
- RUpper Joints
- 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
- 3Cervical Vertebral Disc
- 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
- 0R503ZZOccipital-cervical Joint
- 0R513ZZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0R543ZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0R553ZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0R563ZZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0R593ZZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0R5A3ZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0R5B3ZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0R5C3ZZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0R5D3ZZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0R5E3ZZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
- 0R5F3ZZSternoclavicular Joint, Left
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 80.52Intervertebral chemonucleolysisapproximate
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 0R533ZZ
Is 0R533ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0R533ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0R533ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0R533ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.52 (Intervertebral chemonucleolysis).