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Inpatient Procedure Code

0XHF01Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Lower Arm, Open Approach

Insertion of Radioact Elem into L Low Arm, Open 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 SystemX

Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities

3
Root OperationH

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

4
Body PartF

Lower Arm, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device1

Radioactive Element

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 3 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0XH901Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Upper Arm, Open Approach, 0XHB01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Elbow Region, Open Approach, 0XHC01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Elbow Region, Open Approach, 0XHD01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Lower Arm, Open Approach, 0XHG01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Wrist Region, Open Approach, 0XHH01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Wrist Region, Open Approach, 0XHJ01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Right Hand, Open Approach, 0XHK01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Hand, Open Approach, +7 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0XHF31Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Lower Arm, Percutaneous Approach, 0XHF41Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Lower Arm, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0XHF03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Lower Arm, Open Approach, 0XHF0YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Left Lower Arm, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Brachytherapy (Radiation Therapy); 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.

+1656 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0XHF01Z 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.

Run 0XHF01Z with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • RAD002 — Brachytherapy[CCSR category]: “Brachytherapy — Radiation Therapy”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (6394)

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