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0L5D3ZZ

Destruction of Left Thorax Tendon, 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 Left Thorax Tendon, 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
0L500ZZ Destruction of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0L503ZZ Destruction of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0L504ZZ Destruction of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0L510ZZ Destruction of Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0L513ZZ Destruction of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0L514ZZ Destruction of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0L520ZZ Destruction of Left Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0L523ZZ Destruction of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0L524ZZ Destruction of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0L530ZZ Destruction of Right Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0L533ZZ Destruction of Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0L534ZZ Destruction of Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid