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0QS03ZZ

Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

For example

  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

4. Body Part Lumbar Vertebra

Also covers

  • Spinous process
  • Transverse process
  • Vertebral arch
  • Vertebral body
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Vertebral lamina
  • Vertebral pedicle

5. Approach Percutaneous

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0QS003Z Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether, Open Approach Valid
0QS004Z Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0QS00ZZ Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0QS034Z Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QS043Z Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QS044Z Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QS04ZZ Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QS0XZZ Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach Valid
0QS104Z Reposition Sacrum with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach Valid
0QS10ZZ Reposition Sacrum, Open Approach Valid
0QS134Z Reposition Sacrum with Internal Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QS13ZZ Reposition Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach Valid