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Inpatient Procedure Code

0ST70ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Resection of Right Sacroiliac 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.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemS

Lower Joints

3
Root OperationT

Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

4
Body Part7

Sacroiliac Joint, Right

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No 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 9 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.

0ST20ZZ — Resection of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, 0ST40ZZ — Resection of Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach, 0ST50ZZ — Resection of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach, 0ST60ZZ — Resection of Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach, 0ST80ZZ — Resection of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach, 0ST90ZZ — Resection of Right Hip Joint, Open Approach, 0STB0ZZ — Resection of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach, 0STC0ZZ — Resection of Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, +11 more

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Joint tissue excision (excluding discectomy) (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.

0SBJ3ZZ — Excision of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBJ4ZZ — Excision of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBK0ZZ — Excision of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBK3ZZ — Excision of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBK4ZZ — Excision of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBL0ZZ — Excision of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBL3ZZ — Excision of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBL4ZZ — Excision of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBM0ZZ — Excision of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBM3ZZ — Excision of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBM4ZZ — Excision of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBN0ZZ — Excision of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBN3ZZ — Excision of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBN4ZZ — Excision of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBP0ZZ — Excision of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBP3ZZ — Excision of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBP4ZZ — Excision of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SBQ0ZZ — Excision of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, 0SBQ3ZZ — Excision of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SBQ4ZZ — Excision of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +271 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0ST70ZZ 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 0ST70ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (9)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (40463)

  • 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 40458 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