ICD-10-PCS Body System: ICD-10-PCS Body System 0S - Lower Joints

The ICD-10-PCS root operations for the Lower Joints in the Medical and Surgical section relate to various procedural actions on joint-related body parts. These operations describe specific interventions on lower joint structures aimed at treatment, diagnosis, or restoration.

Examples include Change (0S2), where a device is removed and replaced without cutting the skin; Destruction (0S5), which physically eradicates part of a joint using energy or force; and Drainage (0S9), removing fluids or gases. Procedures like Excision (0SB) and Resection (0ST) involve cutting out parts of the joint, with excision removing a portion, and resection removing the entire body part without replacement. Fusion (0SG) immobilizes joint parts by joining them together. Other operations include Insertion (0SH) of devices, Inspection (0SJ) for visual exploration, and Repair (0SQ) to restore normal joint function. These codes provide precise documentation of various surgical interventions on lower joints, essential for accurate clinical coding and patient care tracking.

List of ICD-10-PCS procedures under ICD-10-PCS Body System 0S - Lower Joints

• 0S2 - Change - Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

• 0S5 - Destruction - Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force or a destructive agent

• 0S9 - Drainage - Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

• 0SB - Excision - Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

• 0SC - Extirpation - Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

• 0SG - Fusion - Joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile

• 0SH - Insertion - Putting in a non-biological appliance that monitors, assists, performs or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

• 0SJ - Inspection - Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

• 0SN - Release - Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force

• 0SP - Removal - Taking out or off a device from a body part

• 0SQ - Repair - Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

• 0SR - Replacement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

• 0SS - Reposition - Moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

• 0ST - Resection - Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

• 0SU - Supplement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a body part

• 0SW - Revision - Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device