ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RPB03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
Short description: Removal of Infusion Device from T-lum 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 0RPB03Z
0RPB03Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the thoracolumbar 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 0RPB33Z (percutaneous), 0RPB43Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0RPBX3Z (external).
With a different device, use 0RPB00Z (drainage device), 0RPB07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0RPB0JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0RPB0KZ (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
- BThoracolumbar 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
Different body part
- 0RP003ZOccipital-cervical Joint
- 0RP103ZCervical Vertebral Joint
- 0RP303ZCervical Vertebral Disc
- 0RP403ZCervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RP503ZCervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RP603ZThoracic Vertebral Joint
- 0RP903ZThoracic Vertebral Disc
- 0RPA03ZThoracolumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0RPC03ZTemporomandibular Joint, Right
- 0RPD03ZTemporomandibular Joint, Left
- 0RPE03ZSternoclavicular Joint, Right
- 0RPF03ZSternoclavicular Joint, Left
Different approach
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
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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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0RPB03Z
Is 0RPB03Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RPB03Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0RPB03Z an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0RPB03Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0RPB03Z group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RPB03Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RPB03Z?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RPB03Z to ICD-9-CM 80.19 (Other arthrotomy, other specified sites).