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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 0SH[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Lower Joints — Body System: Lower Joints[Body System]: “Lower Joints”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Insertion — Operation: Insertion[Operation]: “Insertion”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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
- 0SH048Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH248Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH348Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH448Z — Insertion of Spacer into Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH548Z — Insertion of Spacer into Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH648Z — Insertion of Spacer into Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH748Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0SH848Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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