Destruction of Left Foot Tendon, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Left Foot Tendon, 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
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

At a glance

Code: 0L5W0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0L5

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0L Tendons
Category 0L5 Tendons, Destruction
This code 0L5W0ZZ Destruction of Left Foot Tendon, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
L Body system Tendons
5 Root operation Destruction
W Body Part Foot Tendon, Left
0 Approach Open
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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