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0RPA08Z

0RPA08Z: Removal of Spacer from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Spacer from T-lum Jt, Open Approach

How 0RPA08Z 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. RBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. PRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. ABody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0RPA08Z

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

  • 0RP94JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RP94KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RP9X0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Thoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach
  • 0RP9X3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracic Vertebral Disc, External Approach
  • 0RPA00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA08ZRemoval of Spacer from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA0AZRemoval of Interbody Fusion Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RPA30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPA33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPA34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPA37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0RPA38ZRemoval of Spacer from Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027