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0NPW05Z

Removal of External Fixation Device from Facial Bone, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2025 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2025 to now.

  1. FY2025 Added to the code set Removal of External Fixation Device from Facial Bone, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Removal

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

For example

  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0NP000Z Removal of Drainage Device from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP003Z Removal of Infusion Device from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP004Z Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP005Z Removal of External Fixation Device from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP007Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP00JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP00KZ Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP00MZ Removal of Bone Growth Stimulator from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP00NZ Removal of Neurostimulator Generator from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP00SZ Removal of Hearing Device from Skull, Open Approach Valid
0NP030Z Removal of Drainage Device from Skull, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NP033Z Removal of Infusion Device from Skull, Percutaneous Approach Valid