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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QN03ZZRelease Lumbar Vertebra, 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 0QN03ZZ

0QN03ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the lumbar vertebra using a percutaneous 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, other bones, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0QN13ZZ (sacrum), 0QN23ZZ (right pelvic bone), 0QN33ZZ (left pelvic bone), 0QN43ZZ (right acetabulum), 0QN53ZZ (left acetabulum), 0QN63ZZ (right upper femur) and 18 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QN00ZZ (open) and 0QN04ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for 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 category “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. 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
QLower 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
0Lumbar Vertebra

Includes: Spinous process; Transverse process; Vertebral arch; Vertebral body; Vertebral foramen; Vertebral lamina; Vertebral pedicle

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

All DRGs →

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.49Other repair or plastic operations on bone, other bonesapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0QN03ZZ

Is 0QN03ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QN03ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QN03ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QN03ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QN03ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QN03ZZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QN03ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QN03ZZ to ICD-9-CM 78.49 (Other repair or plastic operations on bone, other bones).