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0RPL05Z

0RPL05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from R Elbow Jt, Open Approach

How 0RPL05Z 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. RBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. PRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. LBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0RPL05Z

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

  • 0RPK4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Shoulder Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RPK4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Shoulder Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RPKX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Shoulder Joint, External Approach
  • 0RPKX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Shoulder Joint, External Approach
  • 0RPKX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Shoulder Joint, External Approach
  • 0RPL00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL08ZRemoval of Spacer from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPL30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPL33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPL34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPL35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027