• Version 2025
  • Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 00SY0ZZ

Reposition Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
00SY0ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Reposition Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

00SY0ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of reposition lumbar spinal cord, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part. Procedure code explanation: the body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. the body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

00SY0ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the central nervous system and cranial nerves body system, classified under reposition operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lumbar spinal cord.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 0 Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3 Operation S Reposition

Involves:
Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

Includes:
  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction
4 BodyPart Y Lumbar Spinal Cord Includes:
  • Cauda equina
  • Conus medullaris
  • Dorsal root ganglion
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

CNS procedures, NEC

CCSR Code: CNS014

Clinical Domain: Central Nervous System Procedures CNS contains 14 categories that include procedures performed on the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and CNS nerves) such as spinal cord decompression, lumbar puncture, and spinal epidural catheter placement.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Below are the ICD-9=PCS code(s) that most closely match this ICD-10-PCS code, based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). This ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS crosswalk tool is helpful for coders who need to reference legacy diagnosis codes for audits, historical claims, or approximate code comparisons.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 359

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Reposition Lumbar Spinal Cord

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.