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Inpatient Procedure Code

0NPWX0ZICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, External Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Extern 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 SystemN

Head and Facial Bones

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartW

Facial Bone

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0NP0X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Skull, External Approach, 0NPBX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Nasal Bone, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

0NPW00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Open Approach, 0NPW30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0NPW40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0NPWX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Facial Bone, External Approach, 0NPWX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Facial Bone, External Approach, 0NPWXMZ — Removal of Bone Growth Stimulator from Facial Bone, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0NPWX0Z 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.

PCS table

  • 0NP[PCS table]
  • Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical [Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
  • Head and Facial Bones — Body System: Head and Facial Bones [Body System]: “Head and Facial Bones”
  • Removal — Operation: Removal [Operation]: “Removal”

Nearest codes

  • 0NP0X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Skull, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPBX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Nasal Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPW00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPW30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPW40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPWX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Facial Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPWX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Facial Bone, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0NPWXMZ — Removal of Bone Growth Stimulator from Facial Bone, External Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.