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Inpatient Procedure Code

0JN63ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach

Release Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Perc 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 SystemJ

Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia

3
Root OperationN

Release

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

4
Body Part6

Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Chest

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

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.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0JN03ZZ — Release Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN13ZZ — Release Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN43ZZ — Release Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN53ZZ — Release Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN73ZZ — Release Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN83ZZ — Release Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JN93ZZ — Release Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JNB3ZZ — Release Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, +13 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0JN60ZZ — Release Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JN6XZZ — Release Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Subcutaneous tissue and fascia procedures, NEC (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0JHT3VZ — Insertion of Infusion Pump into Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JHT3YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JHV03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JHV0YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JHV33Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JHV3YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JHW03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JHW0YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JHW33Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JHW3YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Lower Extremity Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JPS03Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS07Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS0KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS0NZ — Removal of Tissue Expander from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS0YZ — Removal of Other Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPS33Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JPS37Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JPS3JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JPS3KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Head and Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, +797 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0JN63ZZ 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.

Run 0JN63ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (25341)

  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.23 — Salmonella arthritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella arthritis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A02.24 — Salmonella osteomyelitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella osteomyelitis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.01 — Tuberculosis of spine[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of spine — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.02 — Tuberculous arthritis of other joints[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous arthritis of other joints — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.03 — Tuberculosis of other bones[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other bones — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 25336 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels