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00PUX0Z

00PUX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Drain Dev from Spinal Canal, Extern Approach

How 00PUX0Z is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. PRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. UBody partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00PUX0Z

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 00PU3MZRemoval of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00PU3YZRemoval of Other Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00PU40ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PU42ZRemoval of Monitoring Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PU43ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PU4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PU4MZRemoval of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PU4YZRemoval of Other Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00PUX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00PUX2ZRemoval of Monitoring Device from Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00PUX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00PUXMZRemoval of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00PV00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00PV02ZRemoval of Monitoring Device from Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00PV03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00PV07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00PV0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Cord, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026