Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0QS0 - Lumbar Vertebra

  • Open Approach

    Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

    • Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether
      • 0QS003Z - Reposition Lum Vertebra w Spin Stab Dev, VBT, Open
    • Internal Fixation Device
      • 0QS004Z - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Int Fix, Open Approach
    • No Device
      • 0QS00ZZ - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach

  • 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

    • Internal Fixation Device
      • 0QS034Z - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Int Fix, Perc Approach
    • No Device
      • 0QS03ZZ - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach

  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

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

    • Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether
      • 0QS043Z - Reposition Lum Vertebra w Spin Stab Dev, VBT, Perc Endo
    • Internal Fixation Device
      • 0QS044Z - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Int Fix, Perc Endo Approach
    • No Device
      • 0QS04ZZ - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • External Approach

    Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

    • No Device
      • 0QS0XZZ - Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach