ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RNKXZZRelease Left Shoulder Joint, External 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 0RNKXZZ
0RNKXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left shoulder joint using an external 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 manual rupture of joint adhesions, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (93.26).
For a different body part, codes include 0RN0XZZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0RN1XZZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0RN3XZZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RN4XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RN5XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RN6XZZ (thoracic vertebral joint) and 22 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RNK0ZZ (open), 0RNK3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0RNK4ZZ (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
- 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
- KShoulder Joint, Left
Includes: Glenohumeral joint; Glenoid ligament (labrum)
- 5. Approach
- XExternal
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
- 6. Device
- ZNo Device
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0RN0XZZOccipital-cervical Joint
- 0RN1XZZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0RN3XZZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0RN4XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RN5XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RN6XZZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RN9XZZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RNAXZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0RNBXZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0RNCXZZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0RNDXZZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0RNEXZZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 93.26Manual rupture of joint adhesionsapproximate
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 0RNKXZZ
Is 0RNKXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RNKXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RNKXZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RNKXZZ to ICD-9-CM 93.26 (Manual rupture of joint adhesions).