AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2018 Issue 4; Added and Revised Device Values

Joint Fusion Device Value

The device value “Z, No device” was deleted from the following tables: 0RG  Fusion of Upper Joints 0SG  Fusion of Lower Joints This results in the deletion of 213 codes. The codes were clinically invalid because a fusion procedure always requires some type of device (for example, instrumentation with bone graft or bone graft alone) to facilitate the fusion of the joints. ...

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