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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0LPXX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Upper Tendon, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from Up Tendon, Extern 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 0LPXX0Z

0LPXX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the upper tendon using an external approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of other therapeutic device, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.89).

For a different body part, codes include 0LPYX0Z (lower tendon).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0LPX00Z (open), 0LPX30Z (percutaneous) and 0LPX40Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

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

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
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
0Drainage Device

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

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.89Removal of other therapeutic deviceapproximate

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 0LPXX0Z

Is 0LPXX0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0LPXX0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0LPXX0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0LPXX0Z to ICD-9-CM 97.89 (Removal of other therapeutic device).