0RG6370Fusion of Thoracic Vertebral Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Anterior Approach, Anterior Column, Percutaneous Approach

0RG6370 is the ICD-10-PCS code for a fusion procedure on the thoracic vertebral joint using a percutaneous approach with autologous tissue substitute (qualifier: anterior approach, anterior 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 dorsal and dorsolumbar fusion of the anterior column, anterior technique, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (81.04).

For a different body part, codes include 0RG0370 (occipital-cervical joint), 0RG1370 (cervical vertebral joint), 0RG2370 (cervical vertebral joints, 2 or more), 0RG4370 (cervicothoracic vertebral joint), 0RG7370 (thoracic vertebral joints, 2 to 7), 0RG8370 (thoracic vertebral joints, 8 or more) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0RG6070 (open) and 0RG6470 (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0RG63A0 (interbody fusion device), 0RG63J0 (synthetic substitute) and 0RG63K0 (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 402 (Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical), DRG 426 (Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with MCC) and DRG 427 (Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with CC), under the surgical categories “Spinal Procedures”, “Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical”, “Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical” and 5 more.

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