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0V5K4ZZ

Destruction of Left Epididymis, 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 Left Epididymis, 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

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CodeDescriptionStatus
0V500Z3 Destruction of Prostate using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach Valid
0V500ZZ Destruction of Prostate, Open Approach Valid
0V503Z3 Destruction of Prostate using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0V503ZZ Destruction of Prostate, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0V504Z3 Destruction of Prostate using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0V504ZZ Destruction of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0V507ZZ Destruction of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0V508ZZ Destruction of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0V510ZZ Destruction of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach Valid
0V513ZZ Destruction of Right Seminal Vesicle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0V514ZZ Destruction of Right Seminal Vesicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0V520ZZ Destruction of Left Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach Valid