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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPL03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Lower Back, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

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 0WPL03Z

0WPL03Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the lower back using an open approach with infusion device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (86.05).

For a different body part, codes include 0WP003Z (head), 0WP103Z (cranial cavity), 0WP203Z (face), 0WP403Z (upper jaw), 0WP503Z (lower jaw), 0WP603Z (neck) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPL33Z (percutaneous), 0WPL43Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0WPLX3Z (external).

With a different device, use 0WPL00Z (drainage device), 0WPL01Z (radioactive element), 0WPL07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0WPL0JZ (synthetic substitute), 0WPL0KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0WPL0YZ (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
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
LLower Back
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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 86.05Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissueapproximate

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 0WPL03Z

Is 0WPL03Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WPL03Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WPL03Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WPL03Z to ICD-9-CM 86.05 (Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue).