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Inpatient Procedure Code

0SPC38Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Perc 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 OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartC

Knee Joint, Right

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

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.

0SP738Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SP838Z — Removal of Spacer from Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SP938Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPB38Z — Removal of Spacer from Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPD38Z — Removal of Spacer from Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPF38Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPG38Z — Removal of Spacer from Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPH38Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, +11 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0SPC08Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SPC48Z — Removal of Spacer from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0SPC33Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC34Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC35Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC37Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SPC3KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue 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, +2 more

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.

0SHC08Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SHC38Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SHC48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SHD08Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Knee Joint, Open Approach, 0SHD38Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SHD48Z — Insertion of Spacer into Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SRC069 — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Oxidized Zirconium on Polyethylene Synthetic Substitute, Cemented, Open Approach, 0SRC06A — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Oxidized Zirconium on Polyethylene Synthetic Substitute, Uncemented, Open Approach, 0SRC06Z — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Oxidized Zirconium on Polyethylene Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 0SRC07D — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Medial Meniscus, Open Approach, 0SRC07E — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Lateral Meniscus, Open Approach, 0SRC07Z — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0SRC0EZ — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Articulating Spacer, Open Approach, 0SRC0J9 — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Cemented, Open Approach, 0SRC0JA — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Uncemented, Open Approach, 0SRC0JZ — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 0SRC0KD — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Medial Meniscus, Open Approach, 0SRC0KE — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Lateral Meniscus, Open Approach, 0SRC0KZ — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0SRC0L9 — Replacement of Right Knee Joint with Medial Unicondylar Synthetic Substitute, Cemented, Open Approach, +138 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0SPC38Z 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