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Inpatient Procedure Code

0L5N3ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Right Lower Leg Tendon, 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 SystemL

Tendons

3
Root Operation5

Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

4
Body PartN

Lower Leg Tendon, Right

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 12 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.

0L5J3ZZ — Destruction of Right Hip Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5K3ZZ — Destruction of Left Hip Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5L3ZZ — Destruction of Right Upper Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5M3ZZ — Destruction of Left Upper Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5P3ZZ — Destruction of Left Lower Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5Q3ZZ — Destruction of Right Knee Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5R3ZZ — Destruction of Left Knee Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0L5S3ZZ — Destruction of Right Ankle Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, +19 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0L5N0ZZ — Destruction of Right Lower Leg Tendon, Open Approach, 0L5N4ZZ — Destruction of Right Lower Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Muscle, tendon, bursa, and ligament excision (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.

0KTR0ZZ — Resection of Left Upper Leg Muscle, Open Approach, 0KTR4ZZ — Resection of Left Upper Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KTS0ZZ — Resection of Right Lower Leg Muscle, Open Approach, 0KTS4ZZ — Resection of Right Lower Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KTT0ZZ — Resection of Left Lower Leg Muscle, Open Approach, 0KTT4ZZ — Resection of Left Lower Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KTV0ZZ — Resection of Right Foot Muscle, Open Approach, 0KTV4ZZ — Resection of Right Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KTW0ZZ — Resection of Left Foot Muscle, Open Approach, 0KTW4ZZ — Resection of Left Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LB00ZZ — Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach, 0LB03ZZ — Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0LB04ZZ — Excision of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LB10ZZ — Excision of Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach, 0LB13ZZ — Excision of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0LB14ZZ — Excision of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LB20ZZ — Excision of Left Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach, 0LB23ZZ — Excision of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0LB24ZZ — Excision of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LB30ZZ — Excision of Right Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach, +699 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0L5N3ZZ 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 0L5N3ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (12)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (32368)

  • 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
  • MDC 10 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders[MDC crossing]: “Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders — 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 32363 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