0SHG05ZBillable procedure code
Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0SH·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0SHG05Z describes Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0SH, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Open.
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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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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