Destruction of Aortic Valve, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Aortic Valve, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

For example

Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part Aortic Valve

Also covers

Aortic annulus

5. Approach Open

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
02540ZZ	Destruction of Coronary Vein, Open Approach	Valid
02543ZZ	Destruction of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
02544ZZ	Destruction of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
02550ZZ	Destruction of Atrial Septum, Open Approach	Valid
02553ZZ	Destruction of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
02554ZZ	Destruction of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
02560ZZ	Destruction of Right Atrium, Open Approach	Valid
02563ZZ	Destruction of Right Atrium, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
02564ZZ	Destruction of Right Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
02570ZK	Destruction of Left Atrial Appendage, Open Approach	Valid
02570ZZ	Destruction of Left Atrium, Open Approach	Valid
02573ZK	Destruction of Left Atrial Appendage, Percutaneous Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 025F0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 025

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 02 Heart and Great Vessels
Category 025 Heart and Great Vessels, Destruction
This code 025F0ZZ Destruction of Aortic Valve, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
2 Body system Heart and Great Vessels
5 Root operation Destruction
F Body Part Aortic Valve
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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