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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PN60ZZRelease Left Scapula, 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 0PN60ZZ

0PN60ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left scapula using an open 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 other repair or plastic operations on bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum], the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.41).

For a different body part, codes include 0PN00ZZ (sternum), 0PN10ZZ (ribs, 1 to 2), 0PN20ZZ (ribs, 3 or more), 0PN30ZZ (cervical vertebra), 0PN40ZZ (thoracic vertebra), 0PN50ZZ (right scapula) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PN63ZZ (percutaneous) and 0PN64ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 166 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 167 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 168 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries”.

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
PUpper Bones
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
6Scapula, Left

Includes: Acromion (process); Coracoid process

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

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.41Other repair or plastic operations on bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]approximate

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 0PN60ZZ

Is 0PN60ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PN60ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PN60ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PN60ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PN60ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PN60ZZ can group to MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167, MS-DRG 168, MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PN60ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0PN60ZZ to ICD-9-CM 78.41 (Other repair or plastic operations on bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]).