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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PPL04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Ulna, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Int Fix from L Ulna, 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 0PPL04Z

0PPL04Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left ulna using an open approach with internal fixation 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 implanted devices from bone, radius and ulna, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.63).

For a different body part, codes include 0PP004Z (sternum), 0PP104Z (ribs, 1 to 2), 0PP204Z (ribs, 3 or more), 0PP304Z (cervical vertebra), 0PP404Z (thoracic vertebra), 0PP504Z (right scapula) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PPL34Z (percutaneous), 0PPL44Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0PPLX4Z (external).

With a different device, use 0PPL05Z (external fixation device), 0PPL07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0PPL0JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0PPL0KZ (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”, “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
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
LUlna, Left

Includes: Olecranon process; Radial notch

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
4Internal 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

Converter →
  • 78.63Removal of implanted devices from bone, radius and ulnaapproximate

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 0PPL04Z

Is 0PPL04Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PPL04Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PPL04Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PPL04Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PPL04Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PPL04Z 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 0PPL04Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0PPL04Z to ICD-9-CM 78.63 (Removal of implanted devices from bone, radius and ulna).