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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0M9C3ZZDrainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Drainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Perc 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 0M9C3ZZ

0M9C3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the upper spine bursa and ligament using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to aspiration of bursa, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.94).

For a different body part, codes include 0M903ZZ (head and neck bursa and ligament), 0M913ZZ (right shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M923ZZ (left shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M933ZZ (right elbow bursa and ligament), 0M943ZZ (left elbow bursa and ligament), 0M953ZZ (right wrist bursa and ligament) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0M9C0ZZ (open) and 0M9C4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0M9C30Z (drainage device).

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
MBursae and Ligaments
3. Operation
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

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

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
CUpper Spine Bursa and Ligament

Includes: Interspinous ligament, thoracic; Intertransverse ligament, thoracic; Ligamentum flavum, thoracic; Supraspinous ligament

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 device

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.94Aspiration of bursaapproximate

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 “Drainage of Right Trunk Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach”

Common questions about 0M9C3ZZ

Is 0M9C3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0M9C3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0M9C3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0M9C3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 83.94 (Aspiration of bursa).