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0SPF05Z

0SPF05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Ext Fix from R Ankle Jt, Open Approach

How 0SPF05Z 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. FBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0SPF05Z

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

  • 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
  • 0SPF08ZRemoval of Spacer from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPF30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPF33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPF34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPF35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027