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Inpatient Procedure Code

0PB03ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Sternum, 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 SystemP

Upper Bones

3
Root OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body Part0

Sternum

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 15 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.

0PB13ZZ — Excision of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB23ZZ — Excision of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB33ZZ — Excision of Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB43ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB53ZZ — Excision of Right Scapula, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB63ZZ — Excision of Left Scapula, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB73ZZ — Excision of Right Glenoid Cavity, Percutaneous Approach, 0PB83ZZ — Excision of Left Glenoid Cavity, Percutaneous Approach, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0PB00ZZ — Excision of Sternum, Open Approach, 0PB04ZZ — Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0PB03ZX — Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

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.

0P5R4ZZ — Destruction of Right Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0P5S0ZZ — Destruction of Left Thumb Phalanx, Open Approach, 0P5S3ZZ — Destruction of Left Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0P5S4ZZ — Destruction of Left Thumb Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0P5T0ZZ — Destruction of Right Finger Phalanx, Open Approach, 0P5T3ZZ — Destruction of Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0P5T4ZZ — Destruction of Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0P5V0ZZ — Destruction of Left Finger Phalanx, Open Approach, 0P5V3ZZ — Destruction of Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0P5V4ZZ — Destruction of Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PD00ZZ — Extraction of Sternum, Open Approach, 0PD10ZZ — Extraction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach, 0PD20ZZ — Extraction of 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach, 0PD30ZZ — Extraction of Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach, 0PD40ZZ — Extraction of Thoracic Vertebra, Open Approach, 0PD50ZZ — Extraction of Right Scapula, Open Approach, 0PD60ZZ — Extraction of Left Scapula, Open Approach, 0PD70ZZ — Extraction of Right Glenoid Cavity, Open Approach, 0PD80ZZ — Extraction of Left Glenoid Cavity, Open Approach, 0PD90ZZ — Extraction of Right Clavicle, Open Approach, +512 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0PB03ZZ 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 0PB03ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (15)

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 (28658)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 28653 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