ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0U Female Reproductive System › 0UF Female Reproductive System, Fragmentation › 0UF90ZZ

0UF90ZZ

Fragmentation in Uterus, 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 Fragmentation in Uterus, 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 Fragmentation

Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out

For example

  • Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

4. Body Part Uterus

Also covers

  • Fundus uteri
  • Myometrium
  • Perimetrium
  • Uterine cornu

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
0UF50ZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, Open Approach Valid
0UF53ZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UF54ZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UF57ZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UF58ZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UF5XZZ Fragmentation in Right Fallopian Tube, External Approach Valid
0UF60ZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, Open Approach Valid
0UF63ZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UF64ZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UF67ZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UF68ZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UF6XZZ Fragmentation in Left Fallopian Tube, External Approach Valid