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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SNQ0ZZRelease Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open 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 0SNQ0ZZ

0SNQ0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left toe phalangeal joint using an open 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, foot and toe, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.48).

For a different body part, codes include 0SN00ZZ (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SN20ZZ (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SN30ZZ (lumbosacral joint), 0SN40ZZ (lumbosacral disc), 0SN50ZZ (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SN60ZZ (coccygeal joint) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SNQ3ZZ (percutaneous), 0SNQ4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0SNQXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 503 (Foot Procedures with MCC), DRG 504 (Foot Procedures with CC), DRG 505 (Foot Procedures 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 “Foot Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
QToe Phalangeal Joint, Left

Includes: Interphalangeal (IP) joint

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
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.

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Foot Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.48Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, foot and toeapproximate

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 0SNQ0ZZ

Is 0SNQ0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SNQ0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SNQ0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SNQ0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SNQ0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SNQ0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 503, MS-DRG 504, MS-DRG 505, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SNQ0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0SNQ0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 80.48 (Division of joint capsule, ligament, or cartilage, foot and toe).