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Inpatient Procedure Code

0WP6X0Z

Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, External 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 SystemW

Anatomical Regions, General

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body Part6

Neck

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.

0WP1X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Cranial Cavity, External Approach, 0WP2X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Face, External Approach, 0WP4X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Jaw, External Approach, 0WP5X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Jaw, External Approach, 0WP8X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Chest Wall, External Approach, 0WP9X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Pleural Cavity, External Approach, 0WPBX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Pleural Cavity, External Approach, 0WPCX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Mediastinum, External Approach, +10 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0WP600Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Open Approach, 0WP630Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Percutaneous Approach, 0WP640Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0WP6X1Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Neck, External Approach, 0WP6X3Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Neck, External Approach, 0WP6X7Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Neck, External Approach, 0WP6XJZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Neck, External Approach, 0WP6XKZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Neck, External Approach, 0WP6XYZ — Removal of Other Device from Neck, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0WP6X0Z 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

  • 0WP[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0WP0X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Head, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP1X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Cranial Cavity, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP2X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Face, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP4X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Jaw, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP5X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Jaw, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP600Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP630Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP640Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

Change history

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