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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

F0796DZTherapeutic Exercise Treatment of Respiratory System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity using Electrotherapeutic Equipment

✓ Valid for 2027Non-O.R. procedure

Short description: Exercise Trmt Resp Up Back/UE w Electrotherap Equip

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 F0796DZ

F0796DZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a motor treatment procedure on the respiratory system - upper back / upper extremity using a therapeutic exercise approach with electrotherapeutic (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, motor treatment means exercise or activities to increase or facilitate motor function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to assisting exercise, Resistive exercise, other passive musculoskeletal exercise and 2 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (93.11, 93.13, 93.17 and 2 more).

For a different body part, codes include F0706DZ (neurological system - head and neck), F0716DZ (neurological system - upper back / upper extremity), F0726DZ (neurological system - lower back / lower extremity), F0736DZ (neurological system - whole body), F0746DZ (circulatory system - head and neck), F0756DZ (circulatory system - upper back / upper extremity) and 14 more.

With a different device, use F0796BZ (physical agents), F0796CZ (mechanical), F0796EZ (orthosis), F0796FZ (assistive, adaptive, supportive or protective), F0796GZ (aerobic endurance and conditioning), F0796HZ (mechanical or electromechanical) and 3 more.

It is a non-O.R. procedure that is part of the MS-DRG logic for DRG 945 (Rehabilitation with CC/MCC) and DRG 946 (Rehabilitation without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Rehabilitation”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
FPhysical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
2. Section Qualifier
0Rehabilitation
3. Type
7Motor Treatment

Exercise or activities to increase or facilitate motor function

4. Body System / Region
9Respiratory System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity
5. Type Qualifier
6Therapeutic Exercise

Exercise or activities to facilitate sensory awareness, sensory processing, sensory integration, balance training, conditioning, reconditioning

Includes: Includes developmental activities, breathing exercises, aerobic endurance activities, aquatic exercises, stretching and ventilatory muscle training

6. Equipment
DElectrotherapeutic
7. Qualifier
ZNone

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.

MDC 23 · Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services · Rehabilitation

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 93.11Assisting exerciseapproximate
  • 93.13Resistive exerciseapproximate
  • 93.17Other passive musculoskeletal exerciseapproximate
  • 93.18Breathing exerciseapproximate
  • 93.19Exercise, not elsewhere classifiedapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 F0796DZ

Is F0796DZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. F0796DZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is F0796DZ an O.R. procedure?

No. F0796DZ is designated non-O.R. in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does F0796DZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, F0796DZ can group to MS-DRG 945 and MS-DRG 946.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for F0796DZ?

The CMS GEMs map F0796DZ to ICD-9-CM 93.11 (Assisting exercise), 93.13 (Resistive exercise), 93.17 (Other passive musculoskeletal exercise) and 2 more.