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Inpatient Procedure Code

0WPC0GZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Defibrillator Lead from Mediastinum, Open Approach

Removal of Defib Lead from Mediastinum, Open Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemW

Anatomical Regions, General

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartC

Mediastinum

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceG

Defibrillator Lead

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 10 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0WPC3GZ — Removal of Defibrillator Lead from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, 0WPC4GZ — Removal of Defibrillator Lead from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPCXGZ — Removal of Defibrillator Lead from Mediastinum, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

0WPC00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC01Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC03Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC07Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC0KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WPC0YZ — Removal of Other Device from Mediastinum, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Pacemaker and defibrillator procedures (Cardiovascular Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0JPT0PZ — Removal of Cardiac Rhythm Related Device from Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JPT3FZ — Removal of Subcutaneous Defibrillator Lead from Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JPT3PZ — Removal of Cardiac Rhythm Related Device from Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JWT0FZ — Revision of Subcutaneous Defibrillator Lead in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JWT0PZ — Revision of Cardiac Rhythm Related Device in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JWT3FZ — Revision of Subcutaneous Defibrillator Lead in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JWT3PZ — Revision of Cardiac Rhythm Related Device in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, 0JWTXFZ — Revision of Subcutaneous Defibrillator Lead in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach, 0JWTXPZ — Revision of Cardiac Rhythm Related Device in Trunk Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, External Approach, 0WHC0GZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WHC3GZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, 0WHC4GZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WWC0GZ — Revision of Defibrillator Lead in Mediastinum, Open Approach, 0WWC3GZ — Revision of Defibrillator Lead in Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, 0WWC4GZ — Revision of Defibrillator Lead in Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WWCXGZ — Revision of Defibrillator Lead in Mediastinum, External Approach, X2H63V9 — Insertion of Dual-Chamber Intracardiac Pacemaker into Right Atrium, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 9, X2HK3V9 — Insertion of Dual-Chamber Intracardiac Pacemaker into Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 9, X2HN37B — Insertion of Endocardiac Pacing Electrode into Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 11, XHH80HB — Insertion of Ultrasound Transmitter and Battery for Endocardiac Pacing Electrode into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, New Technology Group 11, +119 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0WPC0GZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 0WPC0GZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (10)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (19602)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 19597 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels