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ICD-10-PCS Code 0QP0X5Z

Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach
“Removal of Ext Fix from Lum Vertebra, Extern Approach” for short

0QP0X5Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Removal of External Fixation Device from Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach. It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024.

Removal involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part. If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

External approach involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Removal includes:

  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

Lumbar Vertebra body part includes:

  • Spinous process
  • Transverse process
  • Vertebral arch
  • Vertebral body
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Vertebral lamina
  • Vertebral pedicle

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0QP0X5Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System Q Lower Bones
3: Root Operation P Removal
4: Body Part 0 Lumbar Vertebra
5: Approach X External
6: Device 5 External Fixation Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.