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0J583ZZ

Destruction of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, 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

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0J500ZZ Destruction of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J503ZZ Destruction of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J510ZZ Destruction of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J513ZZ Destruction of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J540ZZ Destruction of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J543ZZ Destruction of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J550ZZ Destruction of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J553ZZ Destruction of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J560ZZ Destruction of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J563ZZ Destruction of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0J570ZZ Destruction of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach Valid
0J573ZZ Destruction of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach Valid