F08K5AZWound Management Treatment of Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity using Negative Pressure Therapy
- Billable / Specific Code
F08K5AZ is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Wound Management Treatment of Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity using Negative Pressure Therapy. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRGs 945, 946. The root operation Activities of Daily Living Treatment involves exercise or activities to facilitate functional competence for activities of daily living. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this procedure falls under Physical, occupational, and respiratory therapy treatment.
Code Identity
PCS Table Breakdown
Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.
| Position | Designation | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section | F | Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology |
| 2 | Section Qualifier | 0 | Rehabilitation |
| 3 | Type | 8 | Activities of Daily Living Treatment |
| 4 | BodySystem/Region | K | Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity |
| 5 | TypeQualifier | 5 | Wound Management |
| 6 | Equipment | A | Negative Pressure Therapy |
| 7 | Qualifier | Z | None |
In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index
These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:
To code assessment of the vocational, open the FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index at Assessment, then the subterm Vocational. The index leads to table F08, where the type qualifier, equipment and qualifier values shown in the breakdown above complete the seven-character code F08K5AZ.
Clinical Classification (CCSR)
AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.
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Questions About F08K5AZ
Is F08K5AZ a billable code?
Yes. This is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Wound Management Treatment of Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity using Negative Pressure Therapy on inpatient claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What do the characters in F08K5AZ mean?
The code breaks down character by character: the 1st character F is the Section (Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology); the 2nd character 0 is the Section Qualifier (Rehabilitation); the 3rd character 8 is the Type (Activities of Daily Living Treatment); the 4th character K is the BodySystem/Region (Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity); the 5th character 5 is the TypeQualifier (Wound Management); the 6th character A is the Equipment (Negative Pressure Therapy); the 7th character Z is the Qualifier (None).
What MS-DRG does F08K5AZ group to?
On an inpatient stay, Wound Management Treatment of Musculoskeletal System - Upper Back / Upper Extremity using Negative Pressure Therapy maps to MS-DRGs 945, 946, with relative weights from 1.1046 to 1.4743. The MS-DRG sets the fixed Medicare payment for the stay.
