ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0SNF0ZZRelease Right Ankle Joint, 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 0SNF0ZZ
0SNF0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right ankle joint using an open 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, ankle, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.47).
For a different body part, codes include 0SN00ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SN20ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SN30ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SN40ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0SN50ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SN60ZZ (coccygeal joint) and 15 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SNF3ZZ (percutaneous), 0SNF4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0SNFXZZ (external).
It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 492 (Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 493 (Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with CC), DRG 494 (Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur”, “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
- FAnkle Joint, Right
- 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
- ZNo Device
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0SN00ZZLumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0SN20ZZLumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0SN30ZZLumbosacral Joint
- 0SN40ZZLumbosacral Disc
- 0SN50ZZSacrococcygeal Joint
- 0SN60ZZCoccygeal Joint
- 0SN70ZZSacroiliac Joint, Right
- 0SN80ZZSacroiliac Joint, Left
- 0SN90ZZHip Joint, Right
- 0SNB0ZZHip Joint, Left
- 0SNC0ZZKnee Joint, Right
- 0SND0ZZKnee Joint, Left
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 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur
- 492Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void FillerRW 3.6914
- 493Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with CCRW 2.5528
- 494Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur without CC/MCCRW 2.0257
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 →- 80.47Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, ankleapproximate
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 0SNF0ZZ
Is 0SNF0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0SNF0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0SNF0ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0SNF0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0SNF0ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SNF0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 492, MS-DRG 493, MS-DRG 494, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SNF0ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0SNF0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.47 (Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, ankle).