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Inpatient Procedure Code

2W51X3Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Brace on Face

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
Section2

Placement

2
Body SystemW

Anatomical Regions

3
Root Operation5

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body Region1

Face

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device3

Brace

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Region

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

2W50X3Z — Removal of Brace on Head, 2W52X3Z — Removal of Brace on Neck, 2W53X3Z — Removal of Brace on Abdominal Wall, 2W54X3Z — Removal of Brace on Chest Wall, 2W55X3Z — Removal of Brace on Back, 2W56X3Z — Removal of Brace on Right Inguinal Region, 2W57X3Z — Removal of Brace on Left Inguinal Region, 2W58X3Z — Removal of Brace on Right Upper Extremity, +21 more

Same operation — other Device

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

2W51X0Z — Removal of Traction Apparatus on Face, 2W51X1Z — Removal of Splint on Face, 2W51X2Z — Removal of Cast on Face, 2W51X4Z — Removal of Bandage on Face, 2W51X5Z — Removal of Packing Material on Face, 2W51X6Z — Removal of Pressure Dressing on Face, 2W51X7Z — Removal of Intermittent Pressure Device on Face, 2W51X9Z — Removal of Wire on Face, +1 more

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Immobilization by splint or other external device (Dressings and Other Placements); 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.

2W3TX3Z — Immobilization of Left Foot using Brace, 2W3TXYZ — Immobilization of Left Foot using Other Device, 2W3UX1Z — Immobilization of Right Toe using Splint, 2W3UX2Z — Immobilization of Right Toe using Cast, 2W3UX3Z — Immobilization of Right Toe using Brace, 2W3UXYZ — Immobilization of Right Toe using Other Device, 2W3VX1Z — Immobilization of Left Toe using Splint, 2W3VX2Z — Immobilization of Left Toe using Cast, 2W3VX3Z — Immobilization of Left Toe using Brace, 2W3VXYZ — Immobilization of Left Toe using Other Device, 2W60X0Z — Traction of Head using Traction Apparatus, 2W60XZZ — Traction of Head, 2W61X0Z — Traction of Face using Traction Apparatus, 2W61XZZ — Traction of Face, 2W62X0Z — Traction of Neck using Traction Apparatus, 2W62XZZ — Traction of Neck, 2W63X0Z — Traction of Abdominal Wall using Traction Apparatus, 2W63XZZ — Traction of Abdominal Wall, 2W64X0Z — Traction of Chest Wall using Traction Apparatus, 2W64XZZ — Traction of Chest Wall, +282 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 2W51X3Z 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