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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0F970ZXDrainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0F970ZX

0F970ZX is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the hepatic duct, common using an open approach (qualifier: diagnostic). In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to open biopsy of gallbladder or bile ducts, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (51.13).

For a different body part, codes include 0F900ZX (liver), 0F910ZX (liver, right lobe), 0F920ZX (liver, left lobe), 0F940ZX (gallbladder), 0F950ZX (right hepatic duct), 0F960ZX (left hepatic duct) and 6 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0F973ZX (percutaneous), 0F974ZX (percutaneous endoscopic), 0F977ZX (via natural or artificial opening) and 0F978ZX (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 356 (Other Digestive System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 357 (Other Digestive System O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 358 (Other Digestive System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 420 (Hepatobiliary Diagnostic Procedures with MCC), DRG 421 (Hepatobiliary Diagnostic Procedures with CC) and DRG 422 (Hepatobiliary Diagnostic Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Digestive System O.R. Procedures” and “Hepatobiliary Diagnostic Procedures”.

It was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
FHepatobiliary System and Pancreas
3. Operation
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
7Hepatic Duct, Common
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
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
XDiagnostic

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

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 →
  • 51.13Open biopsy of gallbladder or bile ductsapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 0F970ZX

Is 0F970ZX a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0F970ZX is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0F970ZX an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0F970ZX is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0F970ZX group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0F970ZX can group to MS-DRG 356, MS-DRG 357, MS-DRG 358, MS-DRG 420, MS-DRG 421 and MS-DRG 422.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0F970ZX?

The CMS GEMs map 0F970ZX to ICD-9-CM 51.13 (Open biopsy of gallbladder or bile ducts).