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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0RPA03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Infusion Device from T-lum Jt, 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 0RPA03Z

0RPA03Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the thoracolumbar vertebral joint 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 0RPA33Z (percutaneous), 0RPA43Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0RPAX3Z (external).

With a different device, use 0RPA00Z (drainage device), 0RPA04Z (internal fixation device), 0RPA07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0RPA08Z (spacer), 0RPA0AZ (interbody fusion device), 0RPA0JZ (synthetic substitute) and 1 more.

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
AThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint

Includes: Thoracolumbar facet joint

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 0RPA03Z

Is 0RPA03Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0RPA03Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0RPA03Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0RPA03Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0RPA03Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RPA03Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RPA03Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0RPA03Z to ICD-9-CM 80.19 (Other arthrotomy, other specified sites).