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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPC3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Nonaut Sub from Mediastinum, 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 0WPC3KZ

0WPC3KZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the mediastinum using a percutaneous approach with nonautologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision of mediastinum, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.1).

For a different body part, codes include 0WP03KZ (head), 0WP23KZ (face), 0WP43KZ (upper jaw), 0WP53KZ (lower jaw), 0WP63KZ (neck), 0WP83KZ (chest wall) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPC0KZ (open), 0WPC4KZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0WPCXKZ (external).

With a different device, use 0WPC30Z (drainage device), 0WPC31Z (radioactive element), 0WPC33Z (infusion device), 0WPC37Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0WPC3GZ (defibrillator lead), 0WPC3JZ (synthetic substitute) and 1 more.

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 361 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 362 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures without MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
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
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
KNonautologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis; Bone bank bone graft; Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s); Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s); Fish skin; Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose); MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix; Piscine skin; Tissue bank graft

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 05 · Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System · Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 34.1Incision of mediastinumapproximate

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

Code history

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

Common questions about 0WPC3KZ

Is 0WPC3KZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WPC3KZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0WPC3KZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0WPC3KZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0WPC3KZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0WPC3KZ can group to MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167, MS-DRG 168, MS-DRG 361, MS-DRG 362 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WPC3KZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0WPC3KZ to ICD-9-CM 34.1 (Incision of mediastinum).