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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0W3D0ZZControl Bleeding in Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0W3D0ZZ

0W3D0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a control procedure on the pericardial cavity using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, control means stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding.

In plain terms, this corresponds to Reopening of recent thoracotomy site and control of hemorrhage, not otherwise specified, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (34.03 and 39.98).

For a different body part, codes include 0W300ZZ (head), 0W310ZZ (cranial cavity), 0W320ZZ (face), 0W330ZZ (oral cavity and throat), 0W340ZZ (upper jaw), 0W350ZZ (lower jaw) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0W3D3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0W3D4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 163 (Major Chest Procedures with MCC), DRG 164 (Major Chest Procedures with CC), DRG 165 (Major Chest Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 361 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 362 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures without MCC) and DRG 820 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with MCC), under the surgical categories “Major Chest Procedures”, “Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures”, “Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures” and 3 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
WAnatomical Regions, General
3. Operation
3Control

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Includes: Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

4. Body Part
DPericardial Cavity
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 05 · Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System · Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 34.03Reopening of recent thoracotomy siteapproximate
  • 39.98Control of hemorrhage, not otherwise specifiedapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0W3D0ZZ

Is 0W3D0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0W3D0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0W3D0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0W3D0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0W3D0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0W3D0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 163, MS-DRG 164, MS-DRG 165, MS-DRG 361, MS-DRG 362 and MS-DRG 820.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0W3D0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0W3D0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 34.03 (Reopening of recent thoracotomy site) and 39.98 (Control of hemorrhage, not otherwise specified).