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Inpatient Procedure Code

0RHA48Z

Insertion of Spacer into Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Insertion of Spacer into T-lum Jt, Perc Endo Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemR

Upper Joints

3
Root OperationH

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

4
Body PartA

Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

6
Device8

Spacer

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0RHA48Z in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 0RH[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0RH048Z — Insertion of Spacer into Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RH148Z — Insertion of Spacer into Cervical Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RH448Z — Insertion of Spacer into Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RH648Z — Insertion of Spacer into Thoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RHA08Z — Insertion of Spacer into Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RHA38Z — Insertion of Spacer into Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RHA43Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0RHA44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.