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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0LPX0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Upper Tendon, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Tendon, Open 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 0LPX0KZ

0LPX0KZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the upper tendon using an open approach with nonautologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other tenotomy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (83.13).

For a different body part, codes include 0LPY0KZ (lower tendon).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0LPX3KZ (percutaneous) and 0LPX4KZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0LPX00Z (drainage device), 0LPX07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0LPX0JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0LPX0YZ (other device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 500 (Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC), DRG 501 (Soft Tissue Procedures with CC), DRG 502 (Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Soft Tissue Procedures” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries”.

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
LTendons
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
XUpper Tendon
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
KNonautologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis; Bone bank bone graft; Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s); Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s); Fish skin; Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose); MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix; Piscine skin; Tissue bank graft

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Soft Tissue Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 83.13Other tenotomyapproximate

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

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  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 0LPX0KZ

Is 0LPX0KZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0LPX0KZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0LPX0KZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0LPX0KZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0LPX0KZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0LPX0KZ can group to MS-DRG 500, MS-DRG 501, MS-DRG 502, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0LPX0KZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0LPX0KZ to ICD-9-CM 83.13 (Other tenotomy).