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Inpatient Procedure Code

0SHJ05Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Tarsal Joint, Open Approach

Insertion of Ext Fix into L Tarsal 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 PartJ

Tarsal Joint, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device5

External Fixation Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 6 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0SHD05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SHF05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach, 0SHG05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach, 0SHH05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Tarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHK05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHL05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHM05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHN05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, +5 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0SHJ35Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SHJ45Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0SHJ03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Tarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHJ04Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Tarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SHJ08Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Tarsal 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 Joint fusion (excluding spine) (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.

+1594 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0SHJ05Z 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.

Run 0SHJ05Z with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST014 — Joint fusion (excluding spine)[CCSR category]: “Joint fusion (excluding spine) — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (31735)

  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.23 — Salmonella arthritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella arthritis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A02.24 — Salmonella osteomyelitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella osteomyelitis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.01 — Tuberculosis of spine[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of spine — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.02 — Tuberculous arthritis of other joints[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous arthritis of other joints — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.03 — Tuberculosis of other bones[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other bones — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 31730 more

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