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0U5C4ZZ

Destruction of Cervix, 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 Cervix, 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
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