ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RQAXZZRepair Thoracolumbar Vertebral 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 0RQAXZZ
0RQAXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the thoracolumbar vertebral 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 0RQ0XZZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0RQ1XZZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0RQ3XZZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RQ4XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RQ5XZZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RQ6XZZ (thoracic vertebral joint) and 22 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RQA0ZZ (open), 0RQA3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0RQA4ZZ (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
- AThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
Includes: Thoracolumbar facet 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
- 0RQ0XZZOccipital-cervical Joint
- 0RQ1XZZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ3XZZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0RQ4XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ5XZZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RQ6XZZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RQ9XZZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 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
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- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0RQAXZZ
Is 0RQAXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RQAXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RQAXZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RQAXZZ to ICD-9-CM 81.96 (Other repair of joint).