ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0SP040ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from 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 0SP040Z
0SP040Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the lumbar vertebral joint using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from 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 0SP240Z (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SP340Z (lumbosacral joint), 0SP440Z (lumbosacral disc), 0SP540Z (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SP640Z (coccygeal joint), 0SP740Z (right sacroiliac joint) and 15 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SP000Z (open), 0SP030Z (percutaneous) and 0SP0X0Z (external).
With a different device, use 0SP043Z (infusion device), 0SP044Z (internal fixation device), 0SP047Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0SP048Z (spacer), 0SP04AZ (interbody fusion device), 0SP04JZ (synthetic substitute) and 1 more.
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) and DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”.
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
- PRemoval
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
- 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
- 0Drainage Device
Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0SP240ZLumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0SP340ZLumbosacral Joint
- 0SP440ZLumbosacral Disc
- 0SP540ZSacrococcygeal Joint
- 0SP640ZCoccygeal Joint
- 0SP740ZSacroiliac Joint, Right
- 0SP840ZSacroiliac Joint, Left
- 0SP940ZHip Joint, Right
- 0SPB40ZHip Joint, Left
- 0SPC40ZKnee Joint, Right
- 0SPD40ZKnee Joint, Left
- 0SPF40ZAnkle Joint, Right
Different approach
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →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 · Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
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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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0SP040Z
Is 0SP040Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0SP040Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0SP040Z an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0SP040Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0SP040Z group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SP040Z can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516 and MS-DRG 517.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SP040Z?
- The CMS GEMs map 0SP040Z to ICD-9-CM 80.19 (Other arthrotomy, other specified sites).