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0UL78DZ

Occlusion of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Occlusion of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes with Intraluminal Device, 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 Occlusion

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

For example

  • Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava

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

6. Device Intraluminal Device

For example

  • Absolute Pro Vascular (OTW) Self-Expanding Stent System
  • Acculink (RX) Carotid Stent System
  • AFX(R) Endovascular AAA System
  • AneuRx(R) AAA Advantage(R)
  • Assurant (Cobalt) stent
  • Carotid WALLSTENT(R) Monorail(R) Endoprosthesis
  • CoAxia NeuroFlo catheter
  • Colonic Z-Stent(R)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0UL50CZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach Valid
0UL50DZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach Valid
0UL50ZZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube, Open Approach Valid
0UL53CZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UL53DZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UL53ZZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0UL54CZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UL54DZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UL54ZZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UL57DZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UL57ZZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UL58DZ Occlusion of Right Fallopian Tube with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid