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Inpatient Procedure Code

0SH008Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

Insertion of Spacer into Lum Jt, Open 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 SystemS

Lower 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 Part0

Lumbar Vertebral Joint

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device8

Spacer

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0SH208Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, 0SH308Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach, 0SH408Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach, 0SH508Z — Insertion of Spacer into Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SH608Z — Insertion of Spacer into Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SH708Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach, 0SH808Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach, 0SH908Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Hip Joint, Open Approach, +13 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0SH038Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SH048Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

0SH003Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, 0SH004Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, 0SH00BZ — Insertion of Interspinous Process Spinal Stabilization Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, 0SH00CZ — Insertion of Pedicle-Based Spinal Stabilization Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, 0SH00DZ — Insertion of Facet Replacement Spinal Stabilization Device into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Arthroplasty of other joint (excluding knee and hip) (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0SH008Z 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels