ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0M Bursae and Ligaments › 0M5 Bursae and Ligaments, Destruction › 0M5G3ZZ

0M5G3ZZ

Destruction of Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament, 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 Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Destruction of Left Thorax Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Destruction of Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament, 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

4. Body Part Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament

Also covers

  • Costotransverse ligament

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
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