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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QPDX4Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, External Approach

Removal of Int Fix from R Patella, 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 SystemQ

Lower Bones

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartD

Patella, Right

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device4

Internal 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.

0QP8X4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Femoral Shaft, External Approach, 0QP9X4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Femoral Shaft, External Approach, 0QPBX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QPCX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QPFX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Patella, External Approach, 0QPGX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Tibia, External Approach, 0QPHX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tibia, External Approach, 0QPJX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Fibula, External Approach, +16 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QPD04Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Open Approach, 0QPD34Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach, 0QPD44Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0QPDX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, 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 leg and foot 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.

0QHQ34Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QHQ35Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QHQ44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QHQ45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QHR04Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, 0QHR05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, 0QHR34Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QHR35Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QHR44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QHR45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QSD04Z — Reposition Right Patella with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach, 0QSD05Z — Reposition Right Patella with External Fixation Device, Open Approach, 0QSD0ZZ — Reposition Right Patella, Open Approach, 0QSD34Z — Reposition Right Patella with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0QSD35Z — Reposition Right Patella with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0QSD3ZZ — Reposition Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach, 0QSD44Z — Reposition Right Patella with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QSD45Z — Reposition Right Patella with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QSD4ZZ — Reposition Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QSF04Z — Reposition Left Patella with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach, +374 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0QPDX4Z 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)

  • MST011 — Fixation of leg and foot bones[CCSR category]: “Fixation of leg and foot bones — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

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