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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0RPL37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Autol Sub from R Elbow Jt, Perc 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 0RPL37Z

0RPL37Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the right elbow joint using a percutaneous approach with autologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other arthrotomy, elbow, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.12).

For a different body part, codes include 0RP037Z (occipital-cervical joint), 0RP137Z (cervical vertebral joint), 0RP337Z (cervical vertebral disc), 0RP437Z (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RP537Z (cervicothoracic vertebral disc), 0RP637Z (thoracic vertebral joint) and 22 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RPL07Z (open) and 0RPL47Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0RPL30Z (drainage device), 0RPL33Z (infusion device), 0RPL34Z (internal fixation device), 0RPL35Z (external fixation device), 0RPL38Z (spacer), 0RPL3JZ (synthetic substitute) and 1 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 507 (Major Shoulder or Elbow Joint Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 508 (Major Shoulder or Elbow Joint Procedures 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 “Major Shoulder or Elbow Joint Procedures” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries”.

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
LElbow Joint, Right
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

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

6. Device
7Autologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Autograft; Cultured epidermal cell autograft; Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

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.

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Major Shoulder or Elbow Joint Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.12Other arthrotomy, elbowapproximate

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 0RPL37Z

Is 0RPL37Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0RPL37Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0RPL37Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0RPL37Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0RPL37Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0RPL37Z can group to MS-DRG 507, MS-DRG 508, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RPL37Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0RPL37Z to ICD-9-CM 80.12 (Other arthrotomy, elbow).