Destruction of Bladder Neck, 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 Bladder Neck, 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
0T500ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney, Open Approach	Valid
0T503ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0T504ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0T507ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening	Valid
0T508ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic	Valid
0T510ZZ	Destruction of Left Kidney, Open Approach	Valid
0T513ZZ	Destruction of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0T514ZZ	Destruction of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0T517ZZ	Destruction of Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening	Valid
0T518ZZ	Destruction of Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic	Valid
0T530ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney Pelvis, Open Approach	Valid
0T533ZZ	Destruction of Right Kidney Pelvis, Percutaneous Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0T5C0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0T5

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0T Urinary System
Category 0T5 Urinary System, Destruction
This code 0T5C0ZZ Destruction of Bladder Neck, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
T Body system Urinary System
5 Root operation Destruction
C Body Part Bladder Neck
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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