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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WHQ73ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Respiratory Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Insertion of Infusion Device into Resp Tract, Via Opening

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 0WHQ73Z

0WHQ73Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the respiratory tract using a via natural or artificial opening 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 intubation of respiratory tract, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (96.05).

For a different body part, codes include 0WHP73Z (gastrointestinal tract) and 0WHR73Z (genitourinary tract).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WHQ03Z (open), 0WHQ33Z (percutaneous), 0WHQ43Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0WHQ83Z (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0WHQ71Z (radioactive element) and 0WHQ7YZ (other device).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
QRespiratory Tract
5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach 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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 96.05Other intubation of respiratory tractapproximate

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

Code history

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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0WHQ73Z

Is 0WHQ73Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WHQ73Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WHQ73Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WHQ73Z to ICD-9-CM 96.05 (Other intubation of respiratory tract).