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0SW500Z

Revision of Drainage Device in Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open 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 Drainage Device in Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open 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 Sacrococcygeal Joint

Also covers

  • Sacrococcygeal symphysis

5. Approach Open

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

6. Device Drainage Device

For example

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0SW000Z Revision of Drainage Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW003Z Revision of Infusion Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW004Z Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW007Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW008Z Revision of Spacer in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW00AZ Revision of Interbody Fusion Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW00JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW00KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0SW030Z Revision of Drainage Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0SW033Z Revision of Infusion Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0SW034Z Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0SW037Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid