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ICD-10-PCS Body Part - C
Medical and Surgical, Lower Joints, Release, Knee Joint, Right

The Knee Joint, Right body part is identified by the character C in the 4th position of the ICD-10-PCS procedure code. It is contained within the Release root operation of the Lower Joints body system under the Medical and Surgical section. The 4the position refers to the body part or body region when applicable.

Includes:

  • Femoropatellar joint
  • Femorotibial joint
  • Lateral meniscus
  • Medial meniscus
  • Patellofemoral joint
  • Tibiofemoral joint
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  S = Lower Joints

Root Operation:
  N = Release

Body Part:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

0SNC - Knee Joint, Right

  • Open Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 0SNC0ZZ - Release Right Knee Joint, 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

    • No Device
      • 0SNC3ZZ - Release Right Knee Joint, 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

    • No Device
      • 0SNC4ZZ - Release Right Knee Joint, 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
      • 0SNCXZZ - Release Right Knee Joint, External Approach