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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SJ24ZZInspection of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Inspection of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Perc Endo 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 0SJ24ZZ

0SJ24ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the lumbar vertebral disc using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, inspection means visually and/or manually exploring a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other diagnostic procedures on joint structures, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.98).

For a different body part, codes include 0SJ04ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SJ34ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SJ44ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0SJ54ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SJ64ZZ (coccygeal joint), 0SJ74ZZ (right sacroiliac joint) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SJ20ZZ (open), 0SJ23ZZ (percutaneous) and 0SJ2XZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 477 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 478 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with CC) and DRG 479 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue”.

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
SLower Joints
3. Operation
JInspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part
2Lumbar Vertebral Disc
5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize 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 →
  • 81.98Other diagnostic procedures on joint structuresapproximate

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 0SJ24ZZ

Is 0SJ24ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SJ24ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SJ24ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SJ24ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SJ24ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SJ24ZZ can group to MS-DRG 477, MS-DRG 478 and MS-DRG 479.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SJ24ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0SJ24ZZ to ICD-9-CM 81.98 (Other diagnostic procedures on joint structures).