Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0SH·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0SHF35Z: Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach. Table 0SH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Joints body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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What the code means
Insertion: root operation
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
Percutaneous: approach
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
Nearby codes in table 0SH
Diagnosis codes mentioning “insertion”
- O43.12 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
- O43.121 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, first trimester
- O43.122 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, second trimester
- O43.123 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, third trimester
- O43.129 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, unspecified trimester