0SPB0EZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Articulating Spacer from Left Hip Joint, Open Approach (2027)

About 0SPB0EZ

0SPB0EZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left hip joint using an open approach with articulating spacer. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

For a different body part, codes include 0SP90EZ (right hip joint), 0SPC0EZ (right knee joint) and 0SPD0EZ (left knee joint).

With a different device, use 0SPB00Z (drainage device), 0SPB03Z (infusion device), 0SPB04Z (internal fixation device), 0SPB05Z (external fixation device), 0SPB07Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0SPB08Z (spacer) and 4 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 403 (Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 404 (Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection without MCC), DRG 463 (Wound Debridement or Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 464 (Wound Debridement or Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders with CC), DRG 465 (Wound Debridement or Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders without CC/MCC) and DRG 461 (Bilateral or Multiple Major Joint Procedures of Lower Extremity with MCC), under the surgical categories “Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection”, “Wound Debridement or Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders” and “Bilateral or Multiple Major Joint Procedures of Lower Extremity”.

It was added in FY2019, effective October 1, 2018.

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

BHip Joint, Left

Includes: Acetabulofemoral joint

5. Approach

0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device

EArticulating Spacer

7. Qualifier

ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

Different device

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 · Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Wound Debridement or Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders

MDC 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Bilateral or Multiple Major Joint Procedures of Lower Extremity

Code history

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FY2019 (effective 10/1/2018): Added
No changes since FY2019.

Common questions about 0SPB0EZ

Is 0SPB0EZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?: Yes. 0SPB0EZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0SPB0EZ an O.R. procedure?: Yes. 0SPB0EZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0SPB0EZ group to?: Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0SPB0EZ can group to MS-DRG 403, MS-DRG 404, MS-DRG 463, MS-DRG 464, MS-DRG 465 and MS-DRG 461.

About 0SPB0EZ

What each character means

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

Code history

Common questions about 0SPB0EZ

Is 0SPB0EZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Is 0SPB0EZ an O.R. procedure?

What DRG does 0SPB0EZ group to?