Destruction of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous 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 Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous 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 Vocal Cord, Left

Also covers

Vocal fold

5. Approach Percutaneous

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
0C500ZZ	Destruction of Upper Lip, Open Approach	Valid
0C503ZZ	Destruction of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0C50XZZ	Destruction of Upper Lip, External Approach	Valid
0C510ZZ	Destruction of Lower Lip, Open Approach	Valid
0C513ZZ	Destruction of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0C51XZZ	Destruction of Lower Lip, External Approach	Valid
0C520ZZ	Destruction of Hard Palate, Open Approach	Valid
0C523ZZ	Destruction of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0C52XZZ	Destruction of Hard Palate, External Approach	Valid
0C530ZZ	Destruction of Soft Palate, Open Approach	Valid
0C533ZZ	Destruction of Soft Palate, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0C53XZZ	Destruction of Soft Palate, External Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0C5V3ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0C5

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0C Mouth and Throat
Category 0C5 Mouth and Throat, Destruction
This code 0C5V3ZZ Destruction of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
C Body system Mouth and Throat
5 Root operation Destruction
V Body Part Vocal Cord, Left
3 Approach Percutaneous
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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