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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0RU50KZSupplement Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Supplement C-thor Disc with Nonaut Sub, Open 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 0RU50KZ

0RU50KZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a supplement procedure on the cervicothoracic vertebral disc using an open approach with nonautologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, supplement means putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of joint, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.96).

For a different body part, codes include 0RU00KZ (occipital-cervical joint), 0RU10KZ (cervical vertebral joint), 0RU30KZ (cervical vertebral disc), 0RU40KZ (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RU60KZ (thoracic vertebral joint), 0RU90KZ (thoracic vertebral disc) and 22 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RU53KZ (percutaneous) and 0RU54KZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0RU507Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 0RU50JZ (synthetic substitute).

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
RUpper Joints
3. Operation
USupplement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part

The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part

Includes: Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement

4. Body Part
5Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
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
KNonautologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis; Bone bank bone graft; Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s); Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s); Fish skin; Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose); MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix; Piscine skin; Tissue bank graft

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

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  • 81.96Other repair of jointapproximate

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 0RU50KZ

Is 0RU50KZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0RU50KZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0RU50KZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0RU50KZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0RU50KZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RU50KZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RU50KZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0RU50KZ to ICD-9-CM 81.96 (Other repair of joint).