ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RQ0XZZRepair Occipital-cervical 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 0RQ0XZZ
0RQ0XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the occipital-cervical joint using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of joint, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.96).
For a different body part, codes include 0RQ1XZZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0RQ3XZZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RQ4XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RQ5XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RQ6XZZ (thoracic vertebral joint), 0RQ9XZZ (thoracic vertebral disc) and 22 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RQ00ZZ (open), 0RQ03ZZ (percutaneous) and 0RQ04ZZ (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
- QRepair
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations
Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
- 4. Body Part
- 0Occipital-cervical Joint
- 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
- 0RQ1XZZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ3XZZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0RQ4XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ5XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RQ6XZZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ9XZZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RQAXZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0RQBXZZThoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0RQCXZZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0RQDXZZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0RQEXZZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
- 0RQFXZZSternoclavicular Joint, Left
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 81.96Other repair of jointapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
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- 2019
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- 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 0RQ0XZZ
Is 0RQ0XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RQ0XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RQ0XZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RQ0XZZ to ICD-9-CM 81.96 (Other repair of joint).