Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code XRG

New Technology, Joints, Fusion

ICD-10-PCS Code:
XRG
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
New Technology, Joints, Fusion
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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XRG is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of new technology, joints, fusion.

XRG 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 new technology section and is part of the joints body system, classified under fusion operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section X New Technology
2 Body System R Joints
3 Operation G Fusion

Involves:
Joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Fusion

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 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.