Version 2025
Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0RWS45Z

Revision of External Fixation Device in Right Carpometacarpal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0RWS45Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Revise of Ext Fix in R Carpometacarp Jt, Perc Endo Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0RWS45Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of revision of external fixation device in right carpometacarpal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device. Procedure code explanation: revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

0RWS45Z 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 upper joints body system, classified under revision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is carpometacarpal joint, right.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System R Upper Joints
3 Operation W Revision

Involves:
Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Explanation:
Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

Includes:
  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis
4 BodyPart S Carpometacarpal Joint, Right  
5 Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6 Device 5 External Fixation Device
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

  • Clinical Category is Joint fusion (excluding spine)

  • CCSR Category Code: MST014
  • Clinical Domain is Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures - MST contains 30 categories that include procedures performed on the musculoskeletal, subcutaneous tissue, and fascia. Examples include hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, spine fusion, and toe and midfoot amputation.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Revision Carpometacarpal Joint, Right


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.