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0UCM0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Vulva, 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 Extirpation of Matter from Vulva, 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 Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

For example

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part Vulva

Also covers

  • Labia majora
  • Labia minora

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
0UC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ovary, Open Approach Valid
0UC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ovary, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UC08ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ovary, Open Approach Valid
0UC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ovary, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UC18ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Ovaries, Open Approach Valid
0UC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UC28ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Ovaries, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid