0RG1071Fusion of Cervical Vertebral Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Posterior Approach, Posterior Column, Open Approach

0RG1071 is the ICD-10-PCS code for a fusion procedure on the cervical vertebral joint using an open approach with autologous tissue substitute (qualifier: posterior approach, posterior column). In ICD-10-PCS, fusion means joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other cervical fusion of the posterior column, posterior technique, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.03).

For a different body part, codes include 0RG0071 (occipital-cervical joint), 0RG2071 (cervical vertebral joints, 2 or more), 0RG4071 (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RG6071 (thoracic vertebral joint), 0RG7071 (thoracic vertebral joints, 2 to 7), 0RG8071 (thoracic vertebral joints, 8 or more) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RG1371 (percutaneous) and 0RG1471 (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0RG10J1 (synthetic substitute) and 0RG10K1 (nonautologous tissue substitute).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 028 (Spinal Procedures with MCC), DRG 029 (Spinal Procedures with CC or Spinal Neurostimulators), DRG 030 (Spinal Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 429 (Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion with MCC), DRG 430 (Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion without MCC) and DRG 471 (Cervical Spinal Fusion with MCC), under the surgical categories “Spinal Procedures”, “Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion”, “Cervical Spinal Fusion” and 2 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.