0QPGX5Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tibia, External Approach
Removal of Ext Fix from R Tibia, 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 PartG | Tibia, 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.
0QPBX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QPCX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QPDX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, External Approach, 0QPFX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Patella, External Approach, 0QPHX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Tibia, External Approach, 0QPJX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Fibula, External Approach, 0QPKX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Fibula, External Approach, 0QPLX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, External Approach, +16 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
0QPG05Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tibia, Open Approach, 0QPG35Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tibia, Percutaneous Approach, 0QPG45Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same operation — other Device
Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.
0QPGX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Tibia, 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 0QPGX5Z 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
- 0QP[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Lower Bones — Body System: Lower Bones[Body System]: “Lower Bones”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Removal — Operation: Removal[Operation]: “Removal”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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
- 0QP0X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP1X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Sacrum, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP2X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Pelvic Bone, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP3X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Pelvic Bone, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP4X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Acetabulum, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP5X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Acetabulum, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP6X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Upper Femur, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QP7X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Upper Femur, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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