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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PP137ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Autol Sub from 1 to 2 Ribs, Perc Approach

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0PP137Z

0PP137Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the ribs, 1 to 2 using a percutaneous approach with autologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of implanted devices from bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum], the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.61).

For a different body part, codes include 0PP037Z (sternum), 0PP237Z (ribs, 3 or more), 0PP337Z (cervical vertebra), 0PP437Z (thoracic vertebra), 0PP537Z (right scapula), 0PP637Z (left scapula) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PP107Z (open) and 0PP147Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0PP134Z (internal fixation device), 0PP13JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0PP13KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 495 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with MCC), DRG 496 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with CC), DRG 497 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur 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 “Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur” 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
PUpper Bones
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
1Ribs, 1 to 2
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
7Autologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Autograft; Cultured epidermal cell autograft; Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.61Removal of implanted devices from bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]approximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Rib, Percutaneous Approach”

Common questions about 0PP137Z

Is 0PP137Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PP137Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PP137Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PP137Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PP137Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PP137Z can group to MS-DRG 495, MS-DRG 496, MS-DRG 497, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PP137Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0PP137Z to ICD-9-CM 78.61 (Removal of implanted devices from bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]).