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0RW1X8Z

Revision of Spacer in Cervical Vertebral Joint, External 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 Revision of Spacer in Cervical Vertebral Joint, External 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 Revision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

For example

  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

4. Body Part Cervical Vertebral Joint

Also covers

  • Atlantoaxial joint
  • Cervical facet joint

5. Approach External

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0RW000Z Revision of Drainage Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW003Z Revision of Infusion Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW004Z Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW007Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW008Z Revision of Spacer in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW00AZ Revision of Interbody Fusion Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW00JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW00KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RW030Z Revision of Drainage Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RW033Z Revision of Infusion Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RW034Z Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RW037Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid