0RNTXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Left Carpometacarpal Joint, External 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body SystemR | Upper Joints |
| 3 | Root OperationN | Release Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force |
| 4 | Body PartT | Carpometacarpal Joint, Left |
| 5 | ApproachX | External |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
0RNPXZZ — Release Left Wrist Joint, External Approach, 0RNQXZZ — Release Right Carpal Joint, External Approach, 0RNRXZZ — Release Left Carpal Joint, External Approach, 0RNSXZZ — Release Right Carpometacarpal Joint, External Approach, 0RNUXZZ — Release Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach, 0RNVXZZ — Release Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach, 0RNWXZZ — Release Right Finger Phalangeal Joint, External Approach, 0RNXXZZ — Release Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, External Approach, +20 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
0RNT0ZZ — Release Left Carpometacarpal Joint, Open Approach, 0RNT3ZZ — Release Left Carpometacarpal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0RNT4ZZ — Release Left Carpometacarpal Joint, 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 Musculoskeletal 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.
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Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0RNTXZZ 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
- 0RN[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Upper Joints — Body System: Upper Joints[Body System]: “Upper Joints”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Release — Operation: Release[Operation]: “Release”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- MST030 — Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC[CCSR category]: “Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
Nearest codes
- 0RN0XZZ — Release Occipital-cervical Joint, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN1XZZ — Release Cervical Vertebral Joint, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN3XZZ — Release Cervical Vertebral Disc, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN4XZZ — Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN5XZZ — Release Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN6XZZ — Release Thoracic Vertebral Joint, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RN9XZZ — Release Thoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0RNAXZZ — Release Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Change history
- FY2018 — Description revised[Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10pcs-fy2018
Change history
- FY2018 — October 1, 2017Description revisedRelease Left Metacarpocarpal Joint, External Approach → Release Left Carpometacarpal Joint, External ApproachFY2018 changes
Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; 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 · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources