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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03BG3ZZExcision of Intracranial Artery, Percutaneous 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 03BG3ZZ

03BG3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the intracranial artery using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other excision of vessels, intracranial vessels, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (38.61).

For a different body part, codes include 03B03ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03B13ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03B23ZZ (innominate artery), 03B33ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03B43ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03B53ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03BG0ZZ (open) and 03BG4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 020 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with MCC), DRG 021 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with CC), DRG 022 (Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage without CC/MCC), DRG 023 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator), DRG 024 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC) and DRG 025 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC), under the surgical categories “Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage”, “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures” and 2 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
3Upper Arteries
3. Operation
BExcision

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

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

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
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 qualifier

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 →
  • 38.61Other excision of vessels, intracranial vesselsapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 03BG3ZZ

Is 03BG3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03BG3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03BG3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03BG3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03BG3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03BG3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 020, MS-DRG 021, MS-DRG 022, MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024 and MS-DRG 025.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 03BG3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03BG3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 38.61 (Other excision of vessels, intracranial vessels).