ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DF Gastrointestinal System, Fragmentation › 0DF90ZZ

0DF90ZZ

Fragmentation in Duodenum, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fragmentation in Duodenum, 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 Fragmentation

Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out

For example

  • Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0DF50ZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, Open Approach Valid
0DF53ZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0DF54ZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0DF57ZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0DF58ZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0DF5XZZ Fragmentation in Esophagus, External Approach Valid
0DF60ZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, Open Approach Valid
0DF63ZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0DF64ZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0DF67ZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0DF68ZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0DF6XZZ Fragmentation in Stomach, External Approach Valid