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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0STQ0ZZResection of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open 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 0STQ0ZZ

0STQ0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a resection procedure on the left toe phalangeal joint using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, resection means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other excision of joint, foot and toe, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.98).

For a different body part, codes include 0ST20ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0ST40ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0ST50ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0ST60ZZ (coccygeal joint), 0ST70ZZ (right sacroiliac joint), 0ST80ZZ (left sacroiliac joint) and 13 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 503 (Foot Procedures with MCC), DRG 504 (Foot Procedures with CC), DRG 505 (Foot Procedures 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 “Foot Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 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
TResection

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

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part
QToe Phalangeal Joint, Left

Includes: Interphalangeal (IP) 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
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.98Other excision of joint, foot and toeapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0STQ0ZZ

Is 0STQ0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0STQ0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0STQ0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0STQ0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0STQ0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0STQ0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 503, MS-DRG 504, MS-DRG 505, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629 and MS-DRG 630.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0STQ0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0STQ0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.98 (Other excision of joint, foot and toe).