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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0FF97ZZFragmentation in Common Bile Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Fragmentation in Common Bile Duct, Via Opening

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 0FF97ZZ

0FF97ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a fragmentation procedure on the common bile duct using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, fragmentation means breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision of other bile ducts for relief of obstruction, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (51.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0FF47ZZ (gallbladder), 0FF57ZZ (right hepatic duct), 0FF67ZZ (left hepatic duct), 0FF77ZZ (hepatic duct, common), 0FF87ZZ (cystic duct), 0FFC7ZZ (ampulla of vater) and 2 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0FF90ZZ (open), 0FF93ZZ (percutaneous), 0FF94ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0FF98ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0FF9XZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 408 (Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E. with MCC), DRG 409 (Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E. with CC), DRG 410 (Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E. without CC/MCC), DRG 820 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 821 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 822 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E.”, “Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures” and “Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. 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
FHepatobiliary System and Pancreas
3. Operation
FFragmentation

Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out

Includes: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

4. Body Part
9Common Bile Duct
5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 51.49Incision of other bile ducts for relief of obstructionapproximate

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

Code history

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

Common questions about 0FF97ZZ

Is 0FF97ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0FF97ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0FF97ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0FF97ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0FF97ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0FF97ZZ can group to MS-DRG 408, MS-DRG 409, MS-DRG 410, MS-DRG 820, MS-DRG 821 and MS-DRG 822.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0FF97ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0FF97ZZ to ICD-9-CM 51.49 (Incision of other bile ducts for relief of obstruction).