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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

037G0ZZDilation of Intracranial Artery, 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 037G0ZZ

037G0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a dilation procedure on the intracranial artery using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, dilation means expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to procedure on single vessel and angioplasty of other non-coronary vessel(s), the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (00.40 and 39.50).

For a different body part, codes include 03700ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03710ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03720ZZ (innominate artery), 03730ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03740ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03750ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 037G3ZZ (percutaneous) and 037G4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 037G04Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting), 037G05Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, two), 037G06Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, three), 037G07Z (intraluminal device, drug-eluting, four or more), 037G0DZ (intraluminal device), 037G0EZ (intraluminal device, two) and 2 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 252 (Other Vascular Procedures with MCC), DRG 253 (Other Vascular Procedures with CC) and DRG 254 (Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Vascular Procedures”.

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
3Upper Arteries
3. Operation
7Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part

Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy

4. Body Part
GIntracranial Artery

Includes: Anterior cerebral artery; Anterior choroidal artery; Anterior communicating artery; Basilar artery; Circle of Willis; Internal carotid artery, intracranial portion; Middle cerebral artery; Middle meningeal artery, intracranial portion; Ophthalmic artery; Posterior cerebral artery; Posterior communicating artery; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA); Vertebral artery, intracranial portion

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

All DRGs →

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 00.40Procedure on single vesselapproximate, combination
  • 39.50Angioplasty of other non-coronary vessel(s)approximate, combination

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 037G0ZZ

Is 037G0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 037G0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 037G0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 037G0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 037G0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 037G0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 252, MS-DRG 253 and MS-DRG 254.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 037G0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 037G0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 00.40 (Procedure on single vessel) and 39.50 (Angioplasty of other non-coronary vessel(s)).