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ICD-10-PCS/04N/04N53ZZ
Inpatient Procedure Code

04N53ZZ

Release Superior Mesenteric Artery, Percutaneous 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 System4

Lower Arteries

3
Root OperationN

Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

4
Body Part5

Superior Mesenteric Artery

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

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 3 MS-DRGs:

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

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 04N53ZZ 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

  • 04N[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 252 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 253 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 254 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”

Nearest codes

  • 04N03ZZ — Release Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N13ZZ — Release Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N23ZZ — Release Gastric Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N33ZZ — Release Hepatic Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N43ZZ — Release Splenic Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N50ZZ — Release Superior Mesenteric Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N54ZZ — Release Superior Mesenteric Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 04N63ZZ — Release Right Colic Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]

Change history

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