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0SPG05Z

0SPG05Z: Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

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

How 0SPG05Z 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. GBody 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 0SPG05Z

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

  • 0SPF4KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0SPFX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Right Ankle Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPFX3ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Right Ankle Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPFX4ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPFX5ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Right Ankle Joint, External Approach
  • 0SPG00ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG03ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG04ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG05ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG07ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG08ZRemoval of Spacer from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG0JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG0KZRemoval of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
  • 0SPG30ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPG33ZRemoval of Infusion Device from Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPG34ZRemoval of Internal Fixation Device from Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0SPG35ZRemoval of External Fixation Device from Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027