ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  R = Upper Joints

Root Operation:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4^th character refers to the body part or body region.

Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

• 0RTH - Acromioclavicular Joint, Left

• 0RTG - Acromioclavicular Joint, Right

• 0RTR - Carpal Joint, Left

  Includes:

  • Intercarpal joint
  • Midcarpal joint

• 0RTQ - Carpal Joint, Right

  Includes:

  • Intercarpal joint
  • Midcarpal joint

• 0RTT - Carpometacarpal Joint, Left

• 0RTS - Carpometacarpal Joint, Right

• 0RT3 - Cervical Vertebral Disc

• 0RT5 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc

• 0RT4 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint

  Includes:

  • Cervicothoracic facet joint

• 0RTM - Elbow Joint, Left

  Includes:

  • Distal humerus, involving joint
  • Humeroradial joint
  • Humeroulnar joint
  • Proximal radioulnar joint

• 0RTL - Elbow Joint, Right

  Includes:

  • Distal humerus, involving joint
  • Humeroradial joint
  • Humeroulnar joint
  • Proximal radioulnar joint

• 0RTX - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Left

  Includes:

  • Interphalangeal (IP) joint

• 0RTW - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Right

  Includes:

  • Interphalangeal (IP) joint

• 0RTV - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Left

• 0RTU - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Right

• 0RTK - Shoulder Joint, Left

  Includes:

  • Glenohumeral joint
  • Glenoid ligament (labrum)

• 0RTJ - Shoulder Joint, Right

  Includes:

  • Glenohumeral joint
  • Glenoid ligament (labrum)

• 0RTF - Sternoclavicular Joint, Left

• 0RTE - Sternoclavicular Joint, Right

• 0RTD - Temporomandibular Joint, Left

• 0RTC - Temporomandibular Joint, Right

• 0RT9 - Thoracic Vertebral Disc

• 0RTB - Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc

• 0RTP - Wrist Joint, Left

  Includes:

  • Distal radioulnar joint
  • Radiocarpal joint

• 0RTN - Wrist Joint, Right

  Includes:

  • Distal radioulnar joint
  • Radiocarpal joint