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0WPL31Z

0WPL31Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Radioactive Element from Low Back, Perc Approach

How 0WPL31Z 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. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. PRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. LBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 1DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0WPL31Z

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

  • 0WPL00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL01ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0YZRemoval of Other Device from Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL31ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL3YZRemoval of Other Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WPL40ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPL41ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPL43ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026