ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0KB5 includes procedures performed to remove a portion of the shoulder muscle in the right shoulder. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when excision of right shoulder muscle tissue is performed for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons such as biopsy, tumor removal, or debridement of necrotic tissue. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0KB5 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the specific procedure performed and supports clinical documentation accuracy.

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Shoulder Muscle, Excision Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes inpatient excision procedures that remove all or part of the right shoulder muscle tissue and target the muscles body system. These operations involve cutting out diseased, damaged, or otherwise problematic muscle tissue in the right shoulder region. Accurate coding to the correct excision code is important for clinical documentation and ensures appropriate inpatient reimbursement and case mix assignment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
K	Body System	Muscles
B	Operation	Excision
5	Body Part	Shoulder Muscle, Right

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Shoulder Muscle, Excision Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
K	Body System	Muscles
B	Operation	Excision
5	Body Part	Shoulder Muscle, Right

When to Use

Use codes from this group when an inpatient procedure involves excision of right shoulder muscle tissue for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. Do not use these codes for procedures that remove nonmuscle structures or that include replacement or repair rather than excision.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

6 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0KB50ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0KB50ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Open Approach
0KB53ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0KB53ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Approach
0KB54ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0KB54ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

22 rows

DRG Code	Description
040	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC
041	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator
042	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC
264	Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

An older adult with a rapidly enlarging, painful mass in the right shoulder muscle and new-onset weakness is admitted for evaluation and definitive management. Imaging suggests a soft-tissue tumor within the deltoid/shoulder muscle, and inpatient excisional biopsy or partial muscle excision is performed to obtain tissue for diagnosis and to remove tumorous muscle. Typical codes: 0KB50ZX, 0KB50ZZ
A middle-aged patient presents urgently after a high-energy shoulder crush injury with devitalized and contaminated right shoulder muscle tissue; after initial stabilization, the patient undergoes operative debridement and excision of necrotic portions of the shoulder muscle to control infection and promote healing. Typical codes: 0KB50ZZ, 0KB53ZZ
A patient with chronic shoulder pain and a prior conservative treatment failure is scheduled electively for a diagnostic excision/biopsy of a focal area of suspicious muscle degeneration in the right shoulder under image guidance to establish histologic diagnosis and guide further therapy. Typical codes: 0KB53ZX, 0KB54ZX

Related Codes

0KB0-HEAD-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB1-FACIAL-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Facial Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB2-NECK-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB3-NECK-MUSCLE-LEFT-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB4-TONGUE-PALATE-PHARYNX-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Tongue Palate Pharynx Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB6-LEFT-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Shoulder Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB7-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB8-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB9-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KBB-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

6 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0KB50ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0KB50ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Open Approach
0KB53ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0KB53ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Approach
0KB54ZX	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0KB54ZZ	Excision of Right Shoulder Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

22 rows

DRG Code	Description
040	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC
041	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator
042	Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC
264	Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

An older adult with a rapidly enlarging, painful mass in the right shoulder muscle and new-onset weakness is admitted for evaluation and definitive management. Imaging suggests a soft-tissue tumor within the deltoid/shoulder muscle, and inpatient excisional biopsy or partial muscle excision is performed to obtain tissue for diagnosis and to remove tumorous muscle. Typical codes: 0KB50ZX, 0KB50ZZ
A middle-aged patient presents urgently after a high-energy shoulder crush injury with devitalized and contaminated right shoulder muscle tissue; after initial stabilization, the patient undergoes operative debridement and excision of necrotic portions of the shoulder muscle to control infection and promote healing. Typical codes: 0KB50ZZ, 0KB53ZZ
A patient with chronic shoulder pain and a prior conservative treatment failure is scheduled electively for a diagnostic excision/biopsy of a focal area of suspicious muscle degeneration in the right shoulder under image guidance to establish histologic diagnosis and guide further therapy. Typical codes: 0KB53ZX, 0KB54ZX

Related Codes

0KB0-HEAD-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB1-FACIAL-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Facial Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB2-NECK-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB3-NECK-MUSCLE-LEFT-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB4-TONGUE-PALATE-PHARYNX-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Tongue Palate Pharynx Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB6-LEFT-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Shoulder Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB7-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB8-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KB9-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-MUSCLE-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0KBB-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-EXCISION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Shoulder Muscle, Excision Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Shoulder Muscle, Excision Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS codes are included in the Shoulder Muscle, Right excision group?

What procedures does ICD-10-PCS code group 0KB5 describe?

What are the key code attributes for the 0KB5 group?

Why is accurate coding in the 0KB5 group important for inpatient care?

Which DRG families may relate to procedures in the 0KB5 group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS codes are included in the Shoulder Muscle, Right excision group?

What procedures does ICD-10-PCS code group 0KB5 describe?

What are the key code attributes for the 0KB5 group?

Why is accurate coding in the 0KB5 group important for inpatient care?

Which DRG families may relate to procedures in the 0KB5 group?

References