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Inpatient Procedure Code

0WPLX0Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, External Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, 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 SystemW

Anatomical Regions, General

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartL

Lower Back

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.

0WPDX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Pericardial Cavity, External Approach, 0WPFX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Abdominal Wall, External Approach, 0WPGX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Peritoneal Cavity, External Approach, 0WPHX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Retroperitoneum, External Approach, 0WPJX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Pelvic Cavity, External Approach, 0WPKX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Upper Back, External Approach, 0WPMX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Male Perineum, External Approach, 0WPNX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Female Perineum, External 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, 0WPL40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0WPLX1Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, External Approach, 0WPLX3Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Lower Back, External Approach, 0WPLX7Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach, 0WPLXJZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach, 0WPLXKZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach, 0WPLXYZ — Removal of Other Device from Lower Back, 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 0WPLX0Z 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)

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