0SQ00ZZ
Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body SystemS | Lower Joints |
| 3 | Root OperationQ | Repair Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function |
| 4 | Body Part0 | Lumbar Vertebral Joint |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)
The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 3 MS-DRGs:
- MDC 08 — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures: DRG 515, DRG 516, DRG 517
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0SQ00ZZ 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
- 0SQ[PCS table]
- [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”
MS-DRG participation
- DRG 515 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
- DRG 516 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
- DRG 517 — OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures (MDC 08)”
Nearest codes
- 0SQ03ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ04ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ0XZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, External Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ20ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ30ZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ40ZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ50ZZ — Repair Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ60ZZ — Repair Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.