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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03QA3ZZRepair Left Ulnar 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 03QA3ZZ

03QA3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left ulnar artery using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to suture of artery, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (39.31).

For a different body part, codes include 03Q03ZZ (right internal mammary artery), 03Q13ZZ (left internal mammary artery), 03Q23ZZ (innominate artery), 03Q33ZZ (right subclavian artery), 03Q43ZZ (left subclavian artery), 03Q53ZZ (right axillary artery) and 23 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03QA0ZZ (open) and 03QA4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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), DRG 254 (Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC) and DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Vascular Procedures”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. 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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part
AUlnar Artery, Left

Includes: Anterior ulnar recurrent artery; Common interosseous artery; Posterior ulnar recurrent artery

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

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 →
  • 39.31Suture of arteryapproximate

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 03QA3ZZ

Is 03QA3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03QA3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03QA3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03QA3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03QA3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03QA3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 252, MS-DRG 253, MS-DRG 254, MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580 and MS-DRG 581.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 03QA3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 03QA3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 39.31 (Suture of artery).