ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0M Bursae and Ligaments › 0M5 Bursae and Ligaments, Destruction › 0M5B4ZZ
Destruction of Left Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Left Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Endoscopic
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0M500ZZ | Destruction of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0M503ZZ | Destruction of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0M504ZZ | Destruction of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0M510ZZ | Destruction of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0M513ZZ | Destruction of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0M514ZZ | Destruction of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0M520ZZ | Destruction of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0M523ZZ | Destruction of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0M524ZZ | Destruction of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0M530ZZ | Destruction of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0M533ZZ | Destruction of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0M534ZZ | Destruction of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |