ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0J5 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Destruction › 0J5C0ZZ
Destruction of Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |