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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

3E0L35ZIntroduction of Adhesion Barrier into Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Introduce Adhesion Barrier in Pleural Cav, Perc

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 3E0L35Z

3E0L35Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a introduction procedure on the pleural cavity using a percutaneous approach with adhesion barrier. In ICD-10-PCS, introduction means putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.

In plain terms, this corresponds to application or administration of an adhesion barrier substance, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (99.77).

For a different body part, codes include 3E0M35Z (peritoneal cavity) and 3E0P35Z (female reproductive).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 3E0L05Z (open) and 3E0L45Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 3E0L33Z (anti-inflammatory), 3E0L36Z (nutritional substance), 3E0L37Z (electrolytic and water balance substance), 3E0L3BZ (anesthetic agent), 3E0L3HZ (radioactive substance), 3E0L3KZ (other diagnostic substance) 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 was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

1. Section
3Administration
2. Body System
EPhysiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3. Operation
0Introduction

Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products

4. Body System / Region
LPleural Cavity
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. Substance
5Adhesion Barrier

Includes: Seprafilm

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 99.77Application or administration of an adhesion barrier substanceapproximate

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
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 3E0L35Z

Is 3E0L35Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 3E0L35Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 3E0L35Z?

The CMS GEMs map 3E0L35Z to ICD-9-CM 99.77 (Application or administration of an adhesion barrier substance).