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0UT40ZZ

Resection of Uterine Supporting Structure, 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 Resection of Uterine Supporting Structure, 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 Resection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

For example

  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part Uterine Supporting Structure

Also covers

  • Broad ligament
  • Infundibulopelvic ligament
  • Ovarian ligament
  • Round ligament of uterus

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
0UT00ZZ Resection of Right Ovary, Open Approach Valid
0UT04ZZ Resection of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UT07ZZ Resection of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UT08ZZ Resection of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UT0FZZ Resection of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening With Percutaneous Endoscopic Assistance Valid
0UT10ZZ Resection of Left Ovary, Open Approach Valid
0UT14ZZ Resection of Left Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0UT17ZZ Resection of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0UT18ZZ Resection of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0UT1FZZ Resection of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening With Percutaneous Endoscopic Assistance Valid
0UT20ZZ Resection of Bilateral Ovaries, Open Approach Valid
0UT24ZZ Resection of Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid