ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0SPDX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Knee Joint, External Approach
Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from L Knee Jt, Extern 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 0SPDX0Z
0SPDX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left knee joint using an external 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 removal of other therapeutic device, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.89).
For a different body part, codes include 0SP0X0Z (lumbar vertebral joint), 0SP2X0Z (lumbar vertebral disc), 0SP3X0Z (lumbosacral joint), 0SP4X0Z (lumbosacral disc), 0SP5X0Z (sacrococcygeal joint), 0SP6X0Z (coccygeal joint) and 15 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0SPD00Z (open), 0SPD30Z (percutaneous) and 0SPD40Z (percutaneous endoscopic).
With a different device, use 0SPDX3Z (infusion device), 0SPDX4Z (internal fixation device) and 0SPDX5Z (external fixation device).
It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.
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
- DKnee Joint, Left
Includes: Femoropatellar joint; Femorotibial joint; Lateral meniscus; Medial meniscus; Patellofemoral joint; Tibiofemoral joint
- 5. Approach
- XExternal
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
- 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
- 0SP0X0ZLumbar Vertebral Joint
- 0SP2X0ZLumbar Vertebral Disc
- 0SP3X0ZLumbosacral Joint
- 0SP4X0ZLumbosacral Disc
- 0SP5X0ZSacrococcygeal Joint
- 0SP6X0ZCoccygeal Joint
- 0SP7X0ZSacroiliac Joint, Right
- 0SP8X0ZSacroiliac Joint, Left
- 0SP9X0ZHip Joint, Right
- 0SPBX0ZHip Joint, Left
- 0SPCX0ZKnee Joint, Right
- 0SPFX0ZAnkle Joint, Right
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 97.89Removal of other therapeutic deviceapproximate
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 0SPDX0Z
Is 0SPDX0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0SPDX0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0SPDX0Z?
- The CMS GEMs map 0SPDX0Z to ICD-9-CM 97.89 (Removal of other therapeutic device).