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0X27X0Z

0X27X0Z — Change Drainage Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Change Drainage Device in L Up Extrem, Extern Approach

How 0X27X0Z is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. XBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 2Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 7Body partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0X27X0Z

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 0X0H3ZZAlteration of Left Wrist Region, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0X0H47ZAlteration of Left Wrist Region with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0X0H4JZAlteration of Left Wrist Region with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0X0H4KZAlteration of Left Wrist Region with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0X0H4ZZAlteration of Left Wrist Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0X26X0ZChange Drainage Device in Right Upper Extremity, External Approach
  • 0X26XYZChange Other Device in Right Upper Extremity, External Approach
  • 0X27X0ZChange Drainage Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach
  • 0X27XYZChange Other Device in Left Upper Extremity, External Approach
  • 0X320ZZControl Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Open Approach
  • 0X323ZZControl Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0X324ZZControl Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0X330ZZControl Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Open Approach
  • 0X333ZZControl Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0X334ZZControl Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026