ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0R9030ZDrainage of Occipital-cervical Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
Short description: Drainage of Occip Jt with Drain Dev, 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 0R9030Z
0R9030Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the occipital-cervical joint using a percutaneous approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.
In plain terms, this corresponds to Arthrocentesis, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.91).
For a different body part, codes include 0R9130Z (cervical vertebral joint), 0R9330Z (cervical vertebral disc), 0R9430Z (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0R9530Z (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0R9630Z (thoracic vertebral joint), 0R9930Z (thoracic vertebral disc) and 22 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0R9000Z (open) and 0R9040Z (percutaneous endoscopic).
With a different device, use 0R903ZZ (no device).
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
- 9Drainage
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies
Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
- 4. Body Part
- 0Occipital-cervical Joint
- 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
- 0Drainage Device
Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0R9130ZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0R9330ZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0R9430ZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0R9530ZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0R9630ZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0R9930ZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0R9A30ZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0R9B30ZThoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0R9C30ZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0R9D30ZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0R9E30ZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
- 0R9F30ZSternoclavicular Joint, Left
Different approach
Different device
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 81.91Arthrocentesisapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0R9030Z
Is 0R9030Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0R9030Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0R9030Z?
- The CMS GEMs map 0R9030Z to ICD-9-CM 81.91 (Arthrocentesis).