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Inpatient Procedure Code

0SHC48Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Insertion of Spacer into R Knee 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 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 PartC

Knee Joint, Right

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

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.

0SH748Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SH848Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SH948Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHB48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHD48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHF48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHG48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHH48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +13 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0SHC08Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SHC38Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0SHC43Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHC44Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHC45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Knee arthroplasty (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.

0SPC08Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC09Z — Removal of Liner from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC0EZ — Removal of Articulating Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC0JC — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Patellar Surface, Open Approach, 0SPC0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC0LZ — Removal of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC0MZ — Removal of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC0NZ — Removal of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC38Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3JC — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Patellar Surface, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3LZ — Removal of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3MZ — Removal of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3NZ — Removal of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC48Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SPC4JC — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Patellar Surface, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SPC4JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SPC4LZ — Removal of Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SPC4MZ — Removal of Lateral Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SPC4NZ — Removal of Patellofemoral Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +184 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0SHC48Z 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)

  • MST006 — Knee arthroplasty[CCSR category]: “Knee arthroplasty — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

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