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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SH044ZInsertion of Internal Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Int Fix into Lum Jt, Perc Endo Approach

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0SH044Z

0SH044Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the lumbar vertebral joint using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with internal fixation device. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other arthrotomy, other specified sites, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.19).

For a different body part, codes include 0SH344Z (lumbosacral joint), 0SH544Z (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SH644Z (coccygeal joint), 0SH744Z (right sacroiliac joint), 0SH844Z (left sacroiliac joint), 0SH944Z (right hip joint) and 13 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SH004Z (open) and 0SH034Z (percutaneous).

With a different device, use 0SH043Z (infusion device), 0SH048Z (spacer), 0SH04BZ (spinal stabilization device, interspinous process), 0SH04CZ (spinal stabilization device, pedicle-based) and 0SH04DZ (spinal stabilization device, facet replacement).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC) and DRG 959 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
SLower Joints
3. Operation
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
0Lumbar Vertebral Joint

Includes: Lumbar facet joint

5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
4Internal Fixation Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.19Other arthrotomy, other specified sitesapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0SH044Z

Is 0SH044Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SH044Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SH044Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SH044Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SH044Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SH044Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516, MS-DRG 517, MS-DRG 957, MS-DRG 958 and MS-DRG 959.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SH044Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0SH044Z to ICD-9-CM 80.19 (Other arthrotomy, other specified sites).