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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WHM03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Male Perineum, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027Non-O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Infusion Dev into Male Perineum, 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 0WHM03Z

0WHM03Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the perineum, male using an open approach with infusion device. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (86.09).

For a different body part, codes include 0WH003Z (head), 0WH103Z (cranial cavity), 0WH203Z (face), 0WH303Z (oral cavity and throat), 0WH403Z (upper jaw), 0WH503Z (lower jaw) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WHM33Z (percutaneous) and 0WHM43Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0WHM01Z (radioactive element) and 0WHM0YZ (other device).

It is a non-O.R. procedure that is part of the MS-DRG logic for DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC) and DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast 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
WAnatomical Regions, General
3. Operation
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
MPerineum, Male
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 →
  • 86.09Other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissueapproximate

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 0WHM03Z

Is 0WHM03Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WHM03Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0WHM03Z an O.R. procedure?

No. 0WHM03Z is designated non-O.R. in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0WHM03Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0WHM03Z can group to MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580 and MS-DRG 581.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WHM03Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WHM03Z to ICD-9-CM 86.09 (Other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissue).