0RGL35Z

PCS Procedure

Fusion of Right Elbow Joint with Ext Fix, Perc Approach

Fusion of Right Elbow Joint with External Fixation Device, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0RGL35Z

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0RGL35Z: Fusion of Right Elbow Joint with External Fixation Device, 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