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Inpatient Procedure Code

0PPYX0Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Bone, External Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Bone, 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 PartY

Upper Bone

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

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

0PPY00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Bone, Open Approach, 0PPY30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0PPY40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0PPYXMZ — Removal of Bone Growth Stimulator from Upper Bone, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Incision and drainage of musculoskeletal tissue and joints (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.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0PPYX0Z 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.

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Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

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