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0WPLX1Z

0WPLX1Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Radioact Elem from Low Back, Extern Approach

How 0WPLX1Z 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. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 1DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0WPLX1Z

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

  • 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
  • 0WPL47ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPL4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPL4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPL4YZRemoval of Other Device from Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WPLX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLX1ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLX7ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLXJZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLXKZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPLXYZRemoval of Other Device from Lower Back, External Approach
  • 0WPM00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Male Perineum, Open Approach
  • 0WPM01ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Male Perineum, Open Approach
  • 0WPM03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Male Perineum, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026