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0P524ZZ

Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, 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 Destruction of Left Rib, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Destruction of Left Rib, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, 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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0P500ZZ Destruction of Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0P503ZZ Destruction of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P504ZZ Destruction of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0P510ZZ Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0P513ZZ Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P514ZZ Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0P520ZZ Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0P523ZZ Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P530Z3 Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach Valid
0P530ZZ Destruction of Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0P533Z3 Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P533ZZ Destruction of Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach Valid