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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0W3Q0ZZControl Bleeding in Respiratory Tract, 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 0W3Q0ZZ

0W3Q0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a control procedure on the respiratory tract 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, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.03).

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 0W3Q3ZZ (percutaneous), 0W3Q4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0W3Q7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0W3Q8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening 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 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Major Chest Procedures”, “Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 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
QRespiratory Tract
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

Converter →
  • 34.03Reopening of recent thoracotomy siteapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0W3Q0ZZ

Is 0W3Q0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0W3Q0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0W3Q0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0W3Q0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0W3Q0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0W3Q0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 163, MS-DRG 164, MS-DRG 165, MS-DRG 361, MS-DRG 362 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0W3Q0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0W3Q0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 34.03 (Reopening of recent thoracotomy site).