ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0QNR3ZZRelease Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
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 0QNR3ZZ
0QNR3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left toe phalanx 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 0QN03ZZ (lumbar vertebra), 0QN13ZZ (sacrum), 0QN23ZZ (right pelvic bone), 0QN33ZZ (left pelvic bone), 0QN43ZZ (right acetabulum), 0QN53ZZ (left acetabulum) and 18 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QNR0ZZ (open) and 0QNR4ZZ (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
- RToe Phalanx, Left
- 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 body part
Different approach
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 · Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
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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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0QNR3ZZ
Is 0QNR3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0QNR3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0QNR3ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0QNR3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0QNR3ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QNR3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QNR3ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0QNR3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 78.49 (Other repair or plastic operations on bone, other bones).