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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SBC3ZZExcision of Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous 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 0SBC3ZZ

0SBC3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the right knee joint using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision of semilunar cartilage of knee, Synovectomy, knee, other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, knee and 1 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (80.6, 80.76, 80.86 and 1 more).

For a different body part, codes include 0SB03ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SB23ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SB33ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SB43ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0SB53ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SB63ZZ (coccygeal joint) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SBC0ZZ (open) and 0SBC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 400 (Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection), DRG 488 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with CC/MCC), DRG 489 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection without CC/MCC), DRG 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 630 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures” and 2 more.

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
SLower Joints
3. Operation
BExcision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part
CKnee Joint, Right
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

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 · Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.6Excision of semilunar cartilage of kneeapproximate
  • 80.76Synovectomy, kneeapproximate
  • 80.86Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, kneeapproximate
  • 80.96Other excision of joint, kneeapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0SBC3ZZ

Is 0SBC3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SBC3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SBC3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SBC3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SBC3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SBC3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 400, MS-DRG 488, MS-DRG 489, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629 and MS-DRG 630.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SBC3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0SBC3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.6 (Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee), 80.76 (Synovectomy, knee), 80.86 (Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, knee) and 1 more.