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Inpatient Procedure Code

0PPKX5Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, External Approach

Removal of Ext Fix from R Ulna, Extern Approach

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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 SystemP

Upper Bones

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartK

Ulna, Right

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device5

External Fixation Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0PPFX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Humeral Shaft, External Approach, 0PPGX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Humeral Shaft, External Approach, 0PPHX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Radius, External Approach, 0PPJX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Radius, External Approach, 0PPLX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Ulna, External Approach, 0PPMX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Carpal, External Approach, 0PPNX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Carpal, External Approach, 0PPPX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Metacarpal, External Approach, +7 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0PPK05Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Open Approach, 0PPK35Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach, 0PPK45Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ulna, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0PPKX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ulna, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Fixation of upper extremity bones (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia 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.

0PHT34Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0PHT35Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0PHT44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PHT45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PHV04Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Open Approach, 0PHV05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Open Approach, 0PHV34Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0PHV35Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0PHV44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PHV45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Finger Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PS504Z — Reposition Right Scapula with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach, 0PS50ZZ — Reposition Right Scapula, Open Approach, 0PS534Z — Reposition Right Scapula with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0PS53ZZ — Reposition Right Scapula, Percutaneous Approach, 0PS544Z — Reposition Right Scapula with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PS54ZZ — Reposition Right Scapula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0PS604Z — Reposition Left Scapula with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach, 0PS60ZZ — Reposition Left Scapula, Open Approach, 0PS634Z — Reposition Left Scapula with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0PS63ZZ — Reposition Left Scapula, Percutaneous Approach, +630 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0PPKX5Z 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST009 — Fixation of upper extremity bones[CCSR category]: “Fixation of upper extremity bones — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

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Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; 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 · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources