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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0KJY0ZZInspection of Lower Muscle, 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 0KJY0ZZ

0KJY0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the lower muscle using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, inspection means visually and/or manually exploring a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of hand, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.29).

For a different body part, codes include 0KJX0ZZ (upper muscle).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0KJY3ZZ (percutaneous), 0KJY4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0KJYXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 500 (Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC), DRG 501 (Soft Tissue Procedures with CC) and DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Soft Tissue 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
KMuscles
3. Operation
JInspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part
YLower Muscle
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.

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Soft Tissue Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.29Other diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of handapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 0KJY0ZZ

Is 0KJY0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0KJY0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0KJY0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0KJY0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0KJY0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0KJY0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501 and MS-DRG 502.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0KJY0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0KJY0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.29 (Other diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of hand).