ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0RPLX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Elbow Joint, External Approach
Short description: Removal of Ext Fix from R Elbow Jt, Extern Approach
Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About 0RPLX5Z
0RPLX5Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the right elbow joint using an external approach with external fixation device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.
In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of external immobilization device, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.88).
For a different body part, codes include 0RPMX5Z (left elbow joint), 0RPNX5Z (right wrist joint), 0RPPX5Z (left wrist joint), 0RPQX5Z (right carpal joint), 0RPRX5Z (left carpal joint), 0RPSX5Z (right carpometacarpal joint) and 5 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RPL05Z (open), 0RPL35Z (percutaneous) and 0RPL45Z (percutaneous endoscopic).
With a different device, use 0RPLX0Z (drainage device), 0RPLX3Z (infusion device) and 0RPLX4Z (internal fixation device).
It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.
It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.
What each character means
- 1. Section
- 0Medical and Surgical
- 2. Body System
- RUpper Joints
- 3. Operation
- PRemoval
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
Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
- 4. Body Part
- LElbow Joint, Right
- 5. Approach
- XExternal
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
- 6. Device
- 5External Fixation Device
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0RPMX5ZElbow Joint, Left
- 0RPNX5ZWrist Joint, Right
- 0RPPX5ZWrist Joint, Left
- 0RPQX5ZCarpal Joint, Right
- 0RPRX5ZCarpal Joint, Left
- 0RPSX5ZCarpometacarpal Joint, Right
- 0RPTX5ZCarpometacarpal Joint, Left
- 0RPUX5ZMetacarpophalangeal Joint, Right
- 0RPVX5ZMetacarpophalangeal Joint, Left
- 0RPWX5ZFinger Phalangeal Joint, Right
- 0RPXX5ZFinger Phalangeal Joint, Left
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 97.88Removal of external immobilization deviceapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0RPLX5Z
Is 0RPLX5Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0RPLX5Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0RPLX5Z?
- The CMS GEMs map 0RPLX5Z to ICD-9-CM 97.88 (Removal of external immobilization device).