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Inpatient Procedure Code

027F0ZZ

Dilation of Aortic Valve, Open Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System2

Heart and Great Vessels

3
Root Operation7

Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

4
Body PartF

Aortic Valve

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 7 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

02700ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, One Artery, Open Approach, 02710ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Open Approach, 02720ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Three Arteries, Open Approach, 02730ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries, Open Approach, 027G0ZZ — Dilation of Mitral Valve, Open Approach, 027H0ZZ — Dilation of Pulmonary Valve, Open Approach, 027J0ZZ — Dilation of Tricuspid Valve, Open Approach, 027K0ZZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle, Open Approach, +9 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

027F3ZZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve, Percutaneous Approach, 027F4ZZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

027F04Z — Dilation of Aortic Valve with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 027F0DZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 027F0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 027[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 212 — CONCOMITANT AORTIC AND MITRAL VALVE PROCEDURES [MS-DRG]: “CONCOMITANT AORTIC AND MITRAL VALVE PROCEDURES — Concomitant Aortic and Mitral Valve Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 216 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC [MS-DRG]
  • DRG 217 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH CC [MS-DRG]
  • DRG 218 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]
  • DRG 219 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC — Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 220 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH CC — Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 221 — CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC — Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization (MDC 05)”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1844)

  • MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • A36.81 — Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.50 — Meningococcal carditis, unspecified [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal carditis, unspecified — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.51 — Meningococcal endocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal endocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.52 — Meningococcal myocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal myocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.53 — Meningococcal pericarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal pericarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 1839 more

Nearest codes

  • 02700ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, One Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 02710ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 02720ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Three Arteries, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 02730ZZ — Dilation of Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 027F04Z — Dilation of Aortic Valve with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 027F0DZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 027F3ZZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 027F4ZZ — Dilation of Aortic Valve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.