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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SNC3ZZRelease Right Knee Joint, 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 0SNC3ZZ

0SNC3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right knee joint 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 division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, knee, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.46).

For a different body part, codes include 0SN03ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SN23ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SN33ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SN43ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0SN53ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SN63ZZ (coccygeal joint) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SNC0ZZ (open), 0SNC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0SNCXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 400 (Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection), DRG 488 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with CC/MCC), DRG 489 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
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
CKnee Joint, Right
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

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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 · Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.46Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, kneeapproximate

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 0SNC3ZZ

Is 0SNC3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SNC3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SNC3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SNC3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SNC3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SNC3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 400, MS-DRG 488, MS-DRG 489, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SNC3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0SNC3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.46 (Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, knee).