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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPQ81ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Respiratory Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Radioactive Element from Respiratory Tract, Endo

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 0WPQ81Z

0WPQ81Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the respiratory tract using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with radioactive element. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on thorax, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0WPP81Z (gastrointestinal tract) and 0WPR81Z (genitourinary tract).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPQ01Z (open), 0WPQ31Z (percutaneous), 0WPQ41Z (percutaneous endoscopic), 0WPQ71Z (via natural or artificial opening) and 0WPQX1Z (external).

With a different device, use 0WPQ83Z (infusion device) and 0WPQ8YZ (other device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 166 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 167 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 168 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
QRespiratory Tract
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
1Radioactive Element

Includes: Brachytherapy seeds; CivaSheet(R)

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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 34.99Other operations on thoraxapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0WPQ81Z

Is 0WPQ81Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WPQ81Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0WPQ81Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0WPQ81Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0WPQ81Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0WPQ81Z can group to MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167, MS-DRG 168, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WPQ81Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WPQ81Z to ICD-9-CM 34.99 (Other operations on thorax).