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0TH981Z

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2021 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.

  1. FY2021 Added to the code set Insertion of Radioactive Element into Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

For example

  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part Ureter

Also covers

  • Ureteral orifice
  • Ureterovesical orifice

5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device Radioactive Element

For example

  • Brachytherapy seeds
  • CivaSheet(R)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0TH501Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TH502Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TH503Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TH50YZ Insertion of Other Device into Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TH531Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TH532Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TH533Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TH53YZ Insertion of Other Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TH541Z Insertion of Radioactive Element into Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TH542Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TH543Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TH54YZ Insertion of Other Device into Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid