ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RR10JZReplacement of Cervical Vertebral Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
Short description: Replacement of Cerv Jt with Synth Sub, Open 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 0RR10JZ
0RR10JZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a replacement procedure on the cervical vertebral joint using an open approach with synthetic substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, replacement means putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part.
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 0RR00JZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0RR30JZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RR40JZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RR50JZ (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RR60JZ (thoracic vertebral joint), 0RR90JZ (thoracic vertebral disc) and 22 more.
With a different device, use 0RR107Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 0RR10KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute).
It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”.
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
- RReplacement
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part
The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure
Includes: Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft
- 4. Body Part
- 1Cervical Vertebral Joint
Includes: Atlantoaxial joint; Cervical 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
- JSynthetic Substitute
Includes: AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart; AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder; Annuloplasty ring; Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh; Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch; Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh; Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch; Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD); BRYAN(R) Cervical Disc System; Corvia IASD(R); Ex-PRESS(tm) mini glaucoma shunt; Flexible Composite Mesh; GORE(R) ACUSEAL Vascular Graft; GORE(R) CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder; GORE(R) DUALMESH(R); GORE(R) PROPATEN(R) Vascular Graft; GORE(R) VIATORR(R) TIPS Endoprosthesis; Holter valve ventricular shunt; IASD(R) (InterAtrial Shunt Device), Corvia; InterAtrial Shunt Device IASD(R), Corvia; LimFlow(tm) Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins (TADV) System; MitraClip valve repair system; Nitinol framed polymer mesh; Open Pivot (mechanical) valve; Open Pivot Aortic Valve Graft (AVG); Partially absorbable mesh; PHYSIOMESH(tm) Flexible Composite Mesh; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Polypropylene mesh; PRESTIGE(R) Cervical Disc; PROCEED(tm) Ventral Patch; Prodisc-C; Prodisc-L; PROLENE Polypropylene Hernia System (PHS); Rebound HRD(R) (Hernia Repair Device); SynCardia Total Artificial Heart; Total artificial (replacement) heart; ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS); ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh; ULTRAPRO Plug; V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System; Ventrio(tm) Hernia Patch; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS Mobile Bearing Knee; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0RR00JZOccipital-cervical Joint
- 0RR30JZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0RR40JZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RR50JZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RR60JZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RR90JZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RRA0JZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0RRB0JZThoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0RRC0JZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0RRD0JZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0RRE0JZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
- 0RRF0JZSternoclavicular Joint, Left
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
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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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0RR10JZ
Is 0RR10JZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RR10JZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0RR10JZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0RR10JZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0RR10JZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RR10JZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RR10JZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RR10JZ to ICD-9-CM 81.96 (Other repair of joint).