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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0RP903ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Infusion Device from Thor Disc, 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 0RP903Z

0RP903Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the thoracic vertebral disc using an open approach with infusion device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other arthrotomy, other specified sites, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.19).

For a different body part, codes include 0RP003Z (occipital-cervical joint), 0RP103Z (cervical vertebral joint), 0RP303Z (cervical vertebral disc), 0RP403Z (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RP503Z (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RP603Z (thoracic vertebral joint) and 22 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RP933Z (percutaneous), 0RP943Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0RP9X3Z (external).

With a different device, use 0RP900Z (drainage device), 0RP907Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0RP90JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0RP90KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute).

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) and DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”.

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
RUpper Joints
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
9Thoracic Vertebral Disc
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
3Infusion Device

Includes: Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter; InDura, intrathecal catheter (1P) (spinal); Non-tunneled central venous catheter; Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC); Tunneled spinal (intrathecal) catheter

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 →
  • 80.19Other arthrotomy, other specified sitesapproximate

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 0RP903Z

Is 0RP903Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0RP903Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0RP903Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0RP903Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0RP903Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RP903Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RP903Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0RP903Z to ICD-9-CM 80.19 (Other arthrotomy, other specified sites).