ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0LPY includes procedures performed to remove devices or materials from tendons in the lower body. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a device or foreign material attached to a lower tendon must be extracted or taken out. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0LPY group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and determines appropriate case mix and payment.

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Lower Tendon Removal Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes taking out or removing implanted or attached devices from tendons in the lower body. Procedures target the tendons body system and involve extraction of devices or foreign material from lower tendons. Accurate coding of these removal procedures is important for inpatient reimbursement because it documents the specific root operation and anatomical site, which supports appropriate case mix assignment and payment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
L	Body System	Tendons
P	Operation	Removal
Y	Body Part	Lower Tendon

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Lower Tendon Removal Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
L	Body System	Tendons
P	Operation	Removal
Y	Body Part	Lower Tendon

When to Use

Use a code from this group when an inpatient procedure removes a device, implant, or foreign body from a lower tendon. These codes apply when the documented root operation is Removal and the body part is a lower tendon.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

16 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0LPY00Z	Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY07Z	Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0JZ	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0KZ	Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0YZ	Removal of Other Device from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY30Z	Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY37Z	Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3JZ	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3KZ	Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3YZ	Removal of Other Device from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

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DRG Codes

9 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC
988	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with CC
989	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the inpatient service with a recently placed drainage catheter that has become adherent to the Achilles tendon insertion site after treatment for a deep post‑operative seroma. Attempts at bedside removal were unsuccessful and imaging shows the device tethered to the tendon, so an open procedure is planned to safely extract the drainage device and free the tendon. The root operation is removal and the body part is a lower tendon. Typical codes: 0LPY00Z
An elderly patient is admitted urgently with a failing synthetic tendon augmentation placed previously for chronic tendinopathy; the synthetic substitute is causing ongoing inflammation and intermittent wound drainage. Because conservative measures have failed and there is concern for deep infection involving the tendon, a percutaneous approach is used to remove the synthetic substitute from the affected lower tendon. Typical codes: 0LPY3JZ
A younger athlete with a prior tendon reconstruction using autologous tissue substitute develops persistent pain and mechanical symptoms months after surgery, indicating graft failure. The patient is taken to the operating room for exploratory removal of the autologous tissue substitute from the lower tendon via a percutaneous endoscopic approach to minimize soft tissue disruption and prepare for possible revision reconstruction. Typical codes: 0LPY47Z

Related Codes

0LPX-UPPER-TENDON-REMOVAL

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

16 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0LPY00Z	Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY07Z	Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0JZ	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0KZ	Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY0YZ	Removal of Other Device from Lower Tendon, Open Approach
0LPY30Z	Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY37Z	Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3JZ	Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3KZ	Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0LPY3YZ	Removal of Other Device from Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

Showing 1–10 of 16

DRG Codes

9 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC
988	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with CC
989	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the inpatient service with a recently placed drainage catheter that has become adherent to the Achilles tendon insertion site after treatment for a deep post‑operative seroma. Attempts at bedside removal were unsuccessful and imaging shows the device tethered to the tendon, so an open procedure is planned to safely extract the drainage device and free the tendon. The root operation is removal and the body part is a lower tendon. Typical codes: 0LPY00Z
An elderly patient is admitted urgently with a failing synthetic tendon augmentation placed previously for chronic tendinopathy; the synthetic substitute is causing ongoing inflammation and intermittent wound drainage. Because conservative measures have failed and there is concern for deep infection involving the tendon, a percutaneous approach is used to remove the synthetic substitute from the affected lower tendon. Typical codes: 0LPY3JZ
A younger athlete with a prior tendon reconstruction using autologous tissue substitute develops persistent pain and mechanical symptoms months after surgery, indicating graft failure. The patient is taken to the operating room for exploratory removal of the autologous tissue substitute from the lower tendon via a percutaneous endoscopic approach to minimize soft tissue disruption and prepare for possible revision reconstruction. Typical codes: 0LPY47Z

Related Codes

0LPX-UPPER-TENDON-REMOVAL

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Lower Tendon Removal Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

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Lower Tendon Removal Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which body system and operation does ICD-10-PCS code group 0LPY represent?

What approaches are represented among the specific codes in the 0LPY group?

What types of devices or materials are identified in the 0LPY code set?

How does accurate coding in the 0LPY group affect inpatient reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be associated with procedures coded in the 0LPY group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which body system and operation does ICD-10-PCS code group 0LPY represent?

What approaches are represented among the specific codes in the 0LPY group?

What types of devices or materials are identified in the 0LPY code set?

How does accurate coding in the 0LPY group affect inpatient reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be associated with procedures coded in the 0LPY group?

References