Inpatient Procedure Code
0SQ2XZZ
Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, External 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 Part2 | Lumbar Vertebral Disc |
| 5 | ApproachX | External |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0SQ2XZZ 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]”
Nearest codes
- 0SQ0XZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, External Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ20ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ23ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ24ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ3XZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Joint, External Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ4XZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Disc, External Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ5XZZ — Repair Sacrococcygeal Joint, External Approach [One axis away]
- 0SQ6XZZ — Repair Coccygeal Joint, External Approach [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.