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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPL41ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Radioact Elem from Low Back, Perc Endo 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 0WPL41Z

0WPL41Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the lower back using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with radioactive element. 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 0WP041Z (head), 0WP141Z (cranial cavity), 0WP241Z (face), 0WP441Z (upper jaw), 0WP541Z (lower jaw), 0WP641Z (neck) and 15 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPL01Z (open), 0WPL31Z (percutaneous) and 0WPLX1Z (external).

With a different device, use 0WPL40Z (drainage device), 0WPL43Z (infusion device), 0WPL47Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0WPL4JZ (synthetic substitute), 0WPL4KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0WPL4YZ (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
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
1Radioactive Element

Includes: Brachytherapy seeds; CivaSheet(R)

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 0WPL41Z

Is 0WPL41Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WPL41Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WPL41Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WPL41Z to ICD-9-CM 86.05 (Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue).