ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0SN43ZZRelease Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous 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 0SN43ZZ
0SN43ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the lumbosacral disc using a percutaneous 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 division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sites, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.49).
For a different body part, codes include 0SN03ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SN23ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SN33ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SN53ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SN63ZZ (coccygeal joint), 0SN73ZZ (right sacroiliac joint) and 15 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SN40ZZ (open), 0SN44ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0SN4XZZ (external).
It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC) and DRG 959 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.
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
- 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
- 4Lumbosacral Disc
- 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 body part
- 0SN03ZZLumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0SN23ZZLumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0SN33ZZLumbosacral Joint
- 0SN53ZZSacrococcygeal Joint
- 0SN63ZZCoccygeal Joint
- 0SN73ZZSacroiliac Joint, Right
- 0SN83ZZSacroiliac Joint, Left
- 0SN93ZZHip Joint, Right
- 0SNB3ZZHip Joint, Left
- 0SNC3ZZKnee Joint, Right
- 0SND3ZZKnee Joint, Left
- 0SNF3ZZAnkle Joint, Right
Different approach
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 21 · Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs · Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries
MDC 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 80.49Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sitesapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0SN43ZZ
Is 0SN43ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0SN43ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0SN43ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0SN43ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0SN43ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SN43ZZ can group to MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909, MS-DRG 957, MS-DRG 958 and MS-DRG 959.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SN43ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0SN43ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.49 (Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, other specified sites).