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0SWNX8Z

Revision of Spacer in Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal 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 Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal 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 Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Left

Also covers

  • Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) 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
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