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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

2W50XYZRemoval of Other Device on Head

✓ 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 2W50XYZ

2W50XYZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the head using an external approach with other device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.39).

For a different body part, codes include 2W51XYZ (face), 2W52XYZ (neck), 2W53XYZ (abdominal wall), 2W54XYZ (chest wall), 2W55XYZ (back), 2W56XYZ (right inguinal region) and 23 more.

With a different device, use 2W50X0Z (traction apparatus), 2W50X1Z (splint), 2W50X2Z (cast), 2W50X3Z (brace), 2W50X4Z (bandage), 2W50X5Z (packing material) and 2 more.

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
2Placement
2. Body System
WAnatomical Regions
3. Operation
5Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4. Body Region
0Head
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
YOther Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.39Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neckapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 2W50XYZ

Is 2W50XYZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 2W50XYZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 2W50XYZ?

The CMS GEMs map 2W50XYZ to ICD-9-CM 97.39 (Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck).