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0SPD38Z

0SPD38Z: Removal of Spacer from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Spacer from Left Knee Joint, Perc Approach

How 0SPD38Z 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. SBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. PRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. DBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0SPD38Z

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

  • 0SPD0LZRemoval of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPD0MZRemoval of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPD0NZRemoval of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPD30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD37ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD38ZRemoval of Spacer from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3JCRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Patellar Surface, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3LZRemoval of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3MZRemoval of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD3NZRemoval of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPD40ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPD43ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027