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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0RNA0ZZRelease Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, 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 0RNA0ZZ

0RNA0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the thoracolumbar vertebral joint using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sites, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0RN00ZZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0RN10ZZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0RN30ZZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RN40ZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RN50ZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RN60ZZ (thoracic vertebral joint) and 22 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RNA3ZZ (percutaneous), 0RNA4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0RNAXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC) and DRG 959 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “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
RUpper Joints
3. Operation
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
AThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint

Includes: Thoracolumbar facet joint

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

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.49Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sitesapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0RNA0ZZ

Is 0RNA0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0RNA0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0RNA0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0RNA0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0RNA0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RNA0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909, MS-DRG 957, MS-DRG 958 and MS-DRG 959.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RNA0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0RNA0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.49 (Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sites).