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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0PWH44ZRevision of Internal Fixation Device in Right Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Revision of Int Fix in R Radius, Perc Endo 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 0PWH44Z

0PWH44Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a revision procedure on the right radius using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with internal fixation device. In ICD-10-PCS, revision means correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of bone without division, radius and ulna, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (77.13).

For a different body part, codes include 0PW044Z (sternum), 0PW144Z (ribs, 1 to 2), 0PW244Z (ribs, 3 or more), 0PW344Z (cervical vertebra), 0PW444Z (thoracic vertebra), 0PW544Z (right scapula) and 20 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0PWH04Z (open), 0PWH34Z (percutaneous) and 0PWHX4Z (external).

With a different device, use 0PWH45Z (external fixation device), 0PWH47Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0PWH4JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0PWH4KZ (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) and DRG 497 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur”.

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
WRevision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

Includes: Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

4. Body Part
HRadius, Right
5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

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  • 77.13Other incision of bone without division, radius and ulnaapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0PWH44Z

Is 0PWH44Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0PWH44Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0PWH44Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0PWH44Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0PWH44Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0PWH44Z can group to MS-DRG 495, MS-DRG 496 and MS-DRG 497.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0PWH44Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0PWH44Z to ICD-9-CM 77.13 (Other incision of bone without division, radius and ulna).