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Inpatient Procedure Code

0WPL40ZICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Low Back, Perc Endo 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 PartL

Lower Back

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

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.

0WPD40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Pericardial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPF40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPG40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Peritoneal Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPH40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPJ40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Pelvic Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPK40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPM40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Male Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPN40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Female Perineum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +10 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0WPL00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Open Approach, 0WPL30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach, 0WPLX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0WPL41Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPL43Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPL47Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPL4JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPL4KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0WPL4YZ — Removal of Other Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0WPL40Z 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

Nearest codes

  • 0WP040Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP140Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP240Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP440Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP540Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP640Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Neck, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP840Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0WP940Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

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.