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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PHT05ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Right Finger Phalanx, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Ext Fix into R Finger Phalanx, 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 0PHT05Z

0PHT05Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the right finger phalanx using an open approach with external fixation device. 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 application of external fixator device, other bones, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.19).

For a different body part, codes include 0PHC05Z (right humeral head), 0PHD05Z (left humeral head), 0PHF05Z (right humeral shaft), 0PHG05Z (left humeral shaft), 0PHH05Z (right radius), 0PHJ05Z (left radius) and 9 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PHT35Z (percutaneous) and 0PHT45Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0PHT04Z (internal fixation device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. 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 “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
TFinger Phalanx, Right
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
5External Fixation 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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  • 78.19Application of external fixator device, other bonesapproximate

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 0PHT05Z

Is 0PHT05Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PHT05Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PHT05Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PHT05Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PHT05Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PHT05Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516, MS-DRG 517, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PHT05Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0PHT05Z to ICD-9-CM 78.19 (Application of external fixator device, other bones).