ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporomandibular Joint, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0RUC includes procedures performed to supplement biological or synthetic material in the temporomandibular joint, right. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a material is implanted or applied to reinforce or augment the function of the right temporomandibular joint. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0RUC group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and determines appropriate case mix and payment.

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Temporomandibular Joint, Right Supplement Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes supplement procedures performed on the right temporomandibular joint within the upper joints body system. Procedures involve placing biological or synthetic material to reinforce or augment joint function and may include grafts, meshes, or implants. Accurate ICD-10-PCS coding ensures inpatient records reflect the specific supplement performed and supports appropriate reimbursement and case-mix assignment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
R	Body System	Upper Joints
U	Operation	Supplement
C	Body Part	Temporomandibular Joint, Right

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Temporomandibular Joint, Right Supplement Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
R	Body System	Upper Joints
U	Operation	Supplement
C	Body Part	Temporomandibular Joint, Right

When to Use

Use a code from this group when documentation indicates placement of material to supplement the right temporomandibular joint. Select the specific code based on the material type and approach documented in the operative report.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0RUC07Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC0JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC0KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC37Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC3JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC3KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC47Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0RUC4JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0RUC4KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
143	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC
144	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC
145	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
515	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC
516	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC
517	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient presents electively for reconstruction of chronic degenerative temporomandibular joint dysfunction causing severe pain, decreased range of motion, and condylar resorption after conservative therapy failed; inpatient surgery is planned to place biologic graft material to reinforce the right joint capsule and restore joint contour through an open approach. Typical codes: 0RUC07Z, 0RUC0KZ
An elderly patient with prior TMJ arthroplasty develops progressive instability and pain on the right side from soft-tissue deficiency; during a planned revision admission, synthetic or nonautologous implant material is applied to supplement and augment the right temporomandibular joint via a percutaneous endoscopic approach to improve joint stability. Typical codes: 0RUC4JZ, 0RUC4KZ
A young adult presents emergently after a traumatic right mandibular condylar fracture with loss of native soft-tissue support leading to acute joint dysfunction; during the inpatient procedure, surgeons place autologous tissue substitute percutaneously to supplement and stabilize the right temporomandibular joint as part of definitive operative management. Typical codes: 0RUC37Z, 0RUC07Z

Related Codes

0RU0-OCCIPITAL-CERVICAL-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Occipital-Cervical Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU1-CERVICAL-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervical Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU3-CERVICAL-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervical Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU4-CERVICOTHORACIC-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU5-CERVICOTHORACIC-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU6-THORACIC-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracic Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU9-THORACIC-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracic Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUA-THORACOLUMBAR-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUB-THORACOLUMBAR-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUD-TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT-LEFT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporomandibular Joint, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0RUC07Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC0JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC0KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
0RUC37Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC3JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC3KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
0RUC47Z	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0RUC4JZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0RUC4KZ	Supplement Right Temporomandibular Joint with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
143	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC
144	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC
145	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
515	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC
516	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC
517	Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

Showing 1–10 of 12

Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient presents electively for reconstruction of chronic degenerative temporomandibular joint dysfunction causing severe pain, decreased range of motion, and condylar resorption after conservative therapy failed; inpatient surgery is planned to place biologic graft material to reinforce the right joint capsule and restore joint contour through an open approach. Typical codes: 0RUC07Z, 0RUC0KZ
An elderly patient with prior TMJ arthroplasty develops progressive instability and pain on the right side from soft-tissue deficiency; during a planned revision admission, synthetic or nonautologous implant material is applied to supplement and augment the right temporomandibular joint via a percutaneous endoscopic approach to improve joint stability. Typical codes: 0RUC4JZ, 0RUC4KZ
A young adult presents emergently after a traumatic right mandibular condylar fracture with loss of native soft-tissue support leading to acute joint dysfunction; during the inpatient procedure, surgeons place autologous tissue substitute percutaneously to supplement and stabilize the right temporomandibular joint as part of definitive operative management. Typical codes: 0RUC37Z, 0RUC07Z

Related Codes

0RU0-OCCIPITAL-CERVICAL-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Occipital-Cervical Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU1-CERVICAL-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervical Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU3-CERVICAL-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervical Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU4-CERVICOTHORACIC-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU5-CERVICOTHORACIC-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU6-THORACIC-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracic Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RU9-THORACIC-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracic Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUA-THORACOLUMBAR-VERTEBRAL-JOINT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUB-THORACOLUMBAR-VERTEBRAL-DISC-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc: Procedure Code Group Overview

0RUD-TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT-LEFT-SUPPLEMENT

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporomandibular Joint, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Code Attributes

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Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0RUC?

What is the ICD-10-PCS section, body system, and operation for this group?

How do these codes affect inpatient reimbursement and case mix?

Which DRG categories are related to procedures in the 0RUC group?

When should a coder choose a specific code from the `0RUC` group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0RUC?

What is the ICD-10-PCS section, body system, and operation for this group?

How do these codes affect inpatient reimbursement and case mix?

Which DRG categories are related to procedures in the 0RUC group?

When should a coder choose a specific code from the `0RUC` group?

References