ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0M Bursae and Ligaments › 0MT Bursae and Ligaments, Resection › 0MTD4ZZ

0MTD4ZZ

Resection of Lower Spine Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Resection of Left Trunk Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Resection of Left Trunk Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Resection of Lower Spine 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 Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

For example

  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part Lower Spine Bursa and Ligament

Also covers

  • Iliolumbar ligament
  • Interspinous ligament, lumbar
  • Intertransverse ligament, lumbar
  • Ligamentum flavum, lumbar
  • Sacrococcygeal ligament
  • Sacroiliac ligament
  • Sacrospinous ligament
  • Sacrotuberous ligament

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0MT00ZZ Resection of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT04ZZ Resection of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MT10ZZ Resection of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT14ZZ Resection of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MT20ZZ Resection of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT24ZZ Resection of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MT30ZZ Resection of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT34ZZ Resection of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MT40ZZ Resection of Left Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT44ZZ Resection of Left Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MT50ZZ Resection of Right Wrist Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MT54ZZ Resection of Right Wrist Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid