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0TT40ZZ

Resection of Left Kidney Pelvis, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Resection of Left Kidney Pelvis, 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 Resection

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

For example

  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part Kidney Pelvis, Left

Also covers

  • Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ)

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0TT00Z0 Resection of Right Kidney, Open Approach, Allogeneic Valid
0TT00Z1 Resection of Right Kidney, Open Approach, Syngeneic Valid
0TT00Z2 Resection of Right Kidney, Open Approach, Zooplastic Valid
0TT00ZZ Resection of Right Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TT04ZG Resection of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted Valid
0TT04ZZ Resection of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TT10Z0 Resection of Left Kidney, Open Approach, Allogeneic Valid
0TT10Z1 Resection of Left Kidney, Open Approach, Syngeneic Valid
0TT10Z2 Resection of Left Kidney, Open Approach, Zooplastic Valid
0TT10ZZ Resection of Left Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TT14ZG Resection of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted Valid
0TT14ZZ Resection of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid