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0RT50ZZ

0RT50ZZ: Resection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Resection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach

How 0RT50ZZ 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. TRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. 5Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0RT50ZZ

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

  • 0RSX45ZReposition Left Finger Phalangeal Joint with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RSX4ZZReposition Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0RSXX4ZReposition Left Finger Phalangeal Joint with Internal Fixation Device, External Approach
  • 0RSXX5ZReposition Left Finger Phalangeal Joint with External Fixation Device, External Approach
  • 0RSXXZZReposition Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, External Approach
  • 0RT30ZZResection of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
  • 0RT40ZZResection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RT50ZZResection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
  • 0RT90ZZResection of Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
  • 0RTB0ZZResection of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
  • 0RTC0ZZResection of Right Temporomandibular Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RTD0ZZResection of Left Temporomandibular Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RTE0ZZResection of Right Sternoclavicular Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RTF0ZZResection of Left Sternoclavicular Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RTG0ZZResection of Right Acromioclavicular Joint, Open Approach
  • 0RTH0ZZResection of Left Acromioclavicular Joint, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027