2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0SGG44Z
Fusion of Left Ankle Joint with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Valid for Submission
0SGG44Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of fusion of left ankle joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 0SGG44Z is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the lower joints body system, classified under the fusion operation. The applicable bodypart is ankle joint, left.
ICD-10-PCS: | 0SGG44Z |
Short Description: | Fusion of Left Ankle Joint with Int Fix, Perc Endo Approach |
Long Description: | Fusion of Left Ankle Joint with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach |
ICD-10-PCS Details
Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
Character 2 | S | Body System | Lower Joints | |
Character 3 | G | Operation | Fusion | Spinal fusion, ankle arthrodesis |
Character 4 | G | BodyPart | Ankle Joint, Left | Talocrural joint |
Character 5 | 4 | Approach | Percutaneous Endoscopic | 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 |
Character 6 | 4 | Device | Internal Fixation Device | |
Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 0SGG44Z is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.
- 492 - LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC
- 493 - LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC
- 494 - LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 628 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 629 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 630 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 907 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC
- 908 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC
- 909 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 957 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC
- 958 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC
- 959 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert 0SGG44Z 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:
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. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
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.