ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0U Female Reproductive System › 0U5 Female Reproductive System, Destruction › 0U5B8ZZ
Destruction of Endometrium, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 Endometrium, 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 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 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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0U500ZZ | Destruction of Right Ovary, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0U503ZZ | Destruction of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0U504ZZ | Destruction of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0U508ZZ | Destruction of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0U510ZZ | Destruction of Left Ovary, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0U513ZZ | Destruction of Left Ovary, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0U514ZZ | Destruction of Left Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0U518ZZ | Destruction of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0U520ZZ | Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0U523ZZ | Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0U524ZZ | Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0U528ZZ | Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |