Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0JN5XZZRelease Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Release Lt Neck Subcu/Fascia, Extern Approach

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0JN5XZZ

0JN5XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the subcutaneous tissue and fascia, left neck using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to Stretching of fascia, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (93.28).

For a different body part, codes include 0JN0XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, scalp), 0JN1XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, face), 0JN4XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, right neck), 0JN6XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, chest), 0JN7XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, back), 0JN8XZZ (subcutaneous tissue and fascia, abdomen) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0JN50ZZ (open) and 0JN53ZZ (percutaneous).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
JSubcutaneous Tissue and Fascia
3. Operation
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
5Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Left Neck

Includes: Deep cervical fascia; Pretracheal fascia; Prevertebral fascia

5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 93.28Stretching of fasciaapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  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)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Release Posterior Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach”

Common questions about 0JN5XZZ

Is 0JN5XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0JN5XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0JN5XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0JN5XZZ to ICD-9-CM 93.28 (Stretching of fascia).