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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03PY02ZRemoval of Monitoring Device from Upper Artery, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Monitoring Device from Up Art, Open 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 03PY02Z

03PY02Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the upper artery using an open 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 incision of vessel, upper limb vessels, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (38.03).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03PY32Z (percutaneous), 03PY42Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 03PYX2Z (external).

With a different device, use 03PY00Z (drainage device), 03PY03Z (infusion device), 03PY07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 03PY0CZ (extraluminal device), 03PY0DZ (intraluminal device), 03PY0JZ (synthetic substitute) and 3 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 252 (Other Vascular Procedures with MCC), DRG 253 (Other Vascular Procedures with CC) and DRG 254 (Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Vascular Procedures”.

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
3Upper Arteries
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
YUpper Artery

Includes: Aortic intercostal artery; Bronchial artery; Esophageal artery; Subcostal artery

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
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

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 38.03Incision of vessel, upper limb vesselsapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 03PY02Z

Is 03PY02Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 03PY02Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 03PY02Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 03PY02Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 03PY02Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 03PY02Z can group to MS-DRG 252, MS-DRG 253 and MS-DRG 254.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 03PY02Z?

The CMS GEMs map 03PY02Z to ICD-9-CM 38.03 (Incision of vessel, upper limb vessels).