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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

03PYXMZRemoval of Stimulator Lead from Upper Artery, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Stimulator Lead from Up Art, 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 03PYXMZ

03PYXMZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the upper artery using an external approach with stimulator lead. 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 therapeutic device from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.39).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 03PY0MZ (open), 03PY3MZ (percutaneous) and 03PY4MZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 03PYX0Z (drainage device), 03PYX2Z (monitoring device), 03PYX3Z (infusion device) and 03PYXDZ (intraluminal 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
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
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
MStimulator Lead
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.39Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neckapproximate

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 03PYXMZ

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

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

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

The CMS GEMs map 03PYXMZ to ICD-9-CM 97.39 (Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck).