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Inpatient Procedure Code

0P530Z3 ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach

Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using LITT, 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 SystemP

Upper Bones

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 Part3

Cervical Vertebra

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
Qualifier3

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy

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 9 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.

0P540Z3 — Destruction of Thoracic Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

0P533Z3 — Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach, 0P534Z3 — Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0P530ZZ — Destruction of Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Bone 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.

0NTK0ZZ — Resection of Right Palatine Bone, Open Approach, 0NTL0ZZ — Resection of Left Palatine Bone, Open Approach, 0NTM0ZZ — Resection of Right Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach, 0NTN0ZZ — Resection of Left Zygomatic Bone, Open Approach, 0NTP0ZZ — Resection of Right Orbit, Open Approach, 0NTQ0ZZ — Resection of Left Orbit, Open Approach, 0NTR0ZZ — Resection of Maxilla, Open Approach, 0NTT0ZZ — Resection of Right Mandible, Open Approach, 0NTV0ZZ — Resection of Left Mandible, Open Approach, 0NTX0ZZ — Resection of Hyoid Bone, Open Approach, 0PB00ZZ — Excision of Sternum, Open Approach, 0PB03ZZ — Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB04ZZ — Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PB10ZZ — Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach, 0PB13ZZ — Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB14ZZ — Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PB20ZZ — Excision of 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach, 0PB23ZZ — Excision of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB24ZZ — Excision of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PB30ZZ — Excision of Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach, +506 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0P530Z3 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 0P530Z3 with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (9)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST018 — Bone excision[CCSR category]: “Bone excision — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (16566)

  • MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat — 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 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — 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
  • A18.6 — Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.0 — Pharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Pharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.1 — Nasopharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Nasopharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.2 — Laryngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Laryngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A54.5 — Gonococcal pharyngitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Gonococcal pharyngitis — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 16561 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