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06504ZZ

Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Inferior Vena Cava

Also covers

  • Postcava
  • Right inferior phrenic vein
  • Right ovarian vein
  • Right second lumbar vein
  • Right suprarenal vein
  • Right testicular vein

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
06500ZZ Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach Valid
06503ZZ Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06510ZZ Destruction of Splenic Vein, Open Approach Valid
06513ZZ Destruction of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06514ZZ Destruction of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06520ZZ Destruction of Gastric Vein, Open Approach Valid
06523ZZ Destruction of Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06524ZZ Destruction of Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06530ZZ Destruction of Esophageal Vein, Open Approach Valid
06533ZZ Destruction of Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06534ZZ Destruction of Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06540ZZ Destruction of Hepatic Vein, Open Approach Valid