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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPLXKZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Extern 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 0WPLXKZ

0WPLXKZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the lower back using an external 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 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 0WP0XKZ (head), 0WP2XKZ (face), 0WP4XKZ (upper jaw), 0WP5XKZ (lower jaw), 0WP6XKZ (neck), 0WP8XKZ (chest wall) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPL0KZ (open), 0WPL3KZ (percutaneous) and 0WPL4KZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0WPLX0Z (drainage device), 0WPLX1Z (radioactive element), 0WPLX3Z (infusion device), 0WPLX7Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0WPLXJZ (synthetic substitute) and 0WPLXYZ (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
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 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 0WPLXKZ

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

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

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

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