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0SPDX5Z

0SPDX5Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from L Knee Jt, Extern Approach

How 0SPDX5Z 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. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0SPDX5Z

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

  • 0SPD4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPD4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPD4LZRemoval of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPD4MZRemoval of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPD4NZRemoval of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPDX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPDX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPDX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPDX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPE0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Hip Joint, Acetabular Surface, Open Approach
  • 0SPE3JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Hip Joint, Acetabular Surface, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPE4JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Hip Joint, Acetabular Surface, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPF00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027