Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0FC78ZZExtirpation of Matter from Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from Common Hepatic Duct, Endo

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 0FC78ZZ

0FC78ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the hepatic duct, common using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to endoscopic removal of stone(s) from biliary tract, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (51.88).

For a different body part, codes include 0FC48ZZ (gallbladder), 0FC58ZZ (right hepatic duct), 0FC68ZZ (left hepatic duct), 0FC88ZZ (cystic duct), 0FC98ZZ (common bile duct), 0FCC8ZZ (ampulla of vater) and 3 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0FC70ZZ (open), 0FC73ZZ (percutaneous), 0FC74ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0FC77ZZ (via natural or artificial opening).

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

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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
7Hepatic Duct, Common
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 51.88Endoscopic removal of stone(s) from biliary tractapproximate

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 0FC78ZZ

Is 0FC78ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0FC78ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0FC78ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0FC78ZZ to ICD-9-CM 51.88 (Endoscopic removal of stone(s) from biliary tract).