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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

02PAX2ZRemoval of Monitoring Device from Heart, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

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 02PAX2Z

02PAX2Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the heart using an external approach with monitoring device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of other device from thorax, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.49).

For a different body part, codes include 02PYX2Z (great vessel).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 02PA02Z (open), 02PA32Z (percutaneous) and 02PA42Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 02PAX3Z (infusion device), 02PAXDZ (intraluminal device) and 02PAXMZ (cardiac lead).

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
2Heart and Great Vessels
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
AHeart
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
2Monitoring Device

Includes: Blood glucose monitoring system; Cardiac event recorder; Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device; Implantable glucose monitoring device; Loop recorder, implantable; Reveal (LINQ)(DX)(XT)

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.49Removal of other device from thoraxapproximate

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

Code history

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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 02PAX2Z

Is 02PAX2Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 02PAX2Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 02PAX2Z?

The CMS GEMs map 02PAX2Z to ICD-9-CM 97.49 (Removal of other device from thorax).