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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0SHC35ZInsertion of External Fixation Device into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Ext Fix into R Knee Jt, Perc 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 0SHC35Z

0SHC35Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the right knee joint using a percutaneous approach with external 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, knee, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (80.16).

For a different body part, codes include 0SH935Z (right hip joint), 0SHB35Z (left hip joint), 0SHD35Z (left knee joint), 0SHF35Z (right ankle joint), 0SHG35Z (left ankle joint), 0SHH35Z (right tarsal joint) and 7 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SHC05Z (open) and 0SHC45Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0SHC33Z (infusion device), 0SHC34Z (internal fixation device) and 0SHC38Z (spacer).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 400 (Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection), DRG 488 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with CC/MCC), DRG 489 (Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
CKnee Joint, Right
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

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

6. Device
5External 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.

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infection

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 80.16Other arthrotomy, kneeapproximate

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

Code history

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  8. 2023
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  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 0SHC35Z

Is 0SHC35Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0SHC35Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0SHC35Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0SHC35Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0SHC35Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SHC35Z can group to MS-DRG 400, MS-DRG 488, MS-DRG 489, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SHC35Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0SHC35Z to ICD-9-CM 80.16 (Other arthrotomy, knee).