ICD-10-PCS Body Part - `4`
Medical and Surgical, Upper Joints, Resection, Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint

The Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint body part is identified by the character 4 in the 4^th position of the ICD-10-PCS procedure code. It is contained within the Resection root operation of the Upper Joints body system under the Medical and Surgical section. The 4^the position refers to the body part or body region when applicable.

Includes:

Cervicothoracic facet joint

ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
R = Upper Joints

Root Operation:
T = Resection

Body Part:

H - Acromioclavicular Joint, Left
G - Acromioclavicular Joint, Right
R - Carpal Joint, Left
Q - Carpal Joint, Right
T - Carpometacarpal Joint, Left
S - Carpometacarpal Joint, Right
3 - Cervical Vertebral Disc
5 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc
4 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint
M - Elbow Joint, Left
L - Elbow Joint, Right
X - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Left
W - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Right
V - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Left
U - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Right
K - Shoulder Joint, Left
J - Shoulder Joint, Right
F - Sternoclavicular Joint, Left
E - Sternoclavicular Joint, Right
D - Temporomandibular Joint, Left
C - Temporomandibular Joint, Right
9 - Thoracic Vertebral Disc
B - Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc
P - Wrist Joint, Left
N - Wrist Joint, Right

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

0RT4 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint

Open Approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
- No Device
  - 0RT40ZZ - Resection of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Open Approach