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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PHD38ZInsertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Insert of Limb Length Dev into L Humeral Head, Perc 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 0PHD38Z

0PHD38Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the left humeral head using a percutaneous approach with external fixation device, limb lengthening. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to implantation of other internal limb lengthening device, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (84.54).

For a different body part, codes include 0PHC38Z (right humeral head), 0PHF38Z (right humeral shaft), 0PHG38Z (left humeral shaft), 0PHH38Z (right radius), 0PHJ38Z (left radius), 0PHK38Z (right ulna) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PHD08Z (open) and 0PHD48Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0PHD34Z (internal fixation device), 0PHD35Z (external fixation device), 0PHD36Z (internal fixation device, intramedullary), 0PHD3BZ (external fixation device, monoplanar), 0PHD3CZ (external fixation device, ring) and 0PHD3DZ (external fixation device, hybrid).

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
PUpper Bones
3. Operation
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
DHumeral Head, Left

Includes: Greater tuberosity; Lesser tuberosity; Neck of humerus (anatomical)(surgical)

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
8External Fixation Device, Limb Lengthening
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 84.54Implantation of other internal limb lengthening 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 0PHD38Z

Is 0PHD38Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PHD38Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PHD38Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0PHD38Z to ICD-9-CM 84.54 (Implantation of other internal limb lengthening device).