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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WFC3ZZFragmentation in Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 0WFC3ZZ

0WFC3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a fragmentation procedure on the mediastinum using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, fragmentation means breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on thorax, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0WF13ZZ (cranial cavity), 0WF33ZZ (oral cavity and throat), 0WF93ZZ (right pleural cavity), 0WFB3ZZ (left pleural cavity), 0WFD3ZZ (pericardial cavity), 0WFG3ZZ (peritoneal cavity) and 4 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WFC0ZZ (open), 0WFC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0WFCXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 166 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 167 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 168 (Other Respiratory System O.R. 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 “Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
WAnatomical Regions, General
3. Operation
FFragmentation

Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out

Includes: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

4. Body Part
CMediastinum

Includes: Mediastinal cavity; Mediastinal space

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
ZNo 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

Converter →
  • 34.99Other operations on thoraxapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  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 0WFC3ZZ

Is 0WFC3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WFC3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0WFC3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0WFC3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0WFC3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0WFC3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167, MS-DRG 168, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WFC3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0WFC3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 34.99 (Other operations on thorax).