0RG43AJ

PCS Procedure

Fusion C-thor Jt w Intbd Fus Dev, Post Appr A Col, Perc

Fusion of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0RG43AJ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0RG43AJ: Fusion of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Percutaneous Approach. Table 0RG, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Joints body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Upper Joints
Root Operation
Fusion

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Fusion

Joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile

The body part is joined together by fixation device, bone graft, or other means

Includes: Spinal fusion, ankle arthrodesis

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes