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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0X27X0ZChange Drainage Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Change Drainage Device in L Up Extrem, Extern Approach

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 0X27X0Z

0X27X0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a change procedure on the left upper extremity using an external approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, change means taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane.

In plain terms, this corresponds to replacement of wound packing or drain, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.16).

For a different body part, codes include 0X26X0Z (right upper extremity).

With a different device, use 0X27XYZ (other device).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
XAnatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
3. Operation
2Change

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

All CHANGE procedures are coded using the approach EXTERNAL

Includes: Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change

4. Body Part
7Upper Extremity, Left
5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different device

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.16Replacement of wound packing or drainapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0X27X0Z

Is 0X27X0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0X27X0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0X27X0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0X27X0Z to ICD-9-CM 97.16 (Replacement of wound packing or drain).