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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0FP480ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from Gallbladder, Endo

Code last changed in FY2025 (effective October 1, 2024). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0FP480Z

0FP480Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the gallbladder using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

For a different body part, codes include 0FPB80Z (hepatobiliary duct), 0FPD80Z (pancreatic duct) and 0FPG80Z (pancreas).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0FP400Z (open), 0FP430Z (percutaneous), 0FP440Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0FP4X0Z (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) and DRG 410 (Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E. without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E.”.

It was added in FY2025, effective October 1, 2024.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
FHepatobiliary System and Pancreas
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
4Gallbladder
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
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

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.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2025 (effective 10/1/2024): Added
  • No changes since FY2025.

Common questions about 0FP480Z

Is 0FP480Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0FP480Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0FP480Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0FP480Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0FP480Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0FP480Z can group to MS-DRG 408, MS-DRG 409 and MS-DRG 410.