ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)
84.68 — Revision or replacement of artificial spinal disc prosthesis, lumbosacral
About ICD-9-CM 84.68
84.68 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for revision or replacement of artificial spinal disc prosthesis, lumbosacral. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-PCS took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 10 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as 0SP20JZ (Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach), 0SP40JZ (Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach) and 0SR20JZ (Replacement of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one. Some mappings are combinations: more than one ICD-10 code is needed to fully express the ICD-9 code.
ICD-10-PCS equivalents
- 0SP20JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approachapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
- 0SP40JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approachapproximate · combination (scenario 2, choice 1)
- 0SR20JZReplacement of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 2)
- 0SR40JZReplacement of Lumbosacral Disc with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate · combination (scenario 2, choice 2)
- 0SW20JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approachapproximate
- 0SW23JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0SW24JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0SW40JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approachapproximate
- 0SW43JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0SW44JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
Common questions about 84.68
What is the ICD-10 code for ICD-9 84.68?
- The GEMs map 84.68 to ICD-10-PCS 0SP20JZ, 0SP40JZ, 0SR20JZ, 0SR40JZ, 0SW20JZ, 0SW23JZ and 4 more.
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.