ICD-10-PCS › G Mental Health › GZ None › GZB Mental Health, Electroconvulsive Therapy › GZB1ZZZ

GZB1ZZZ

Electroconvulsive Therapy, Unilateral-Multiple Seizure

RetiredICD-10-PCS procedure code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 to FY2023. In the code set FY2016 to FY2023, and removed after that.

Use instead:

  • GZB0ZZZ Electroconvulsive Therapy, Unilateral-Single Seizure stated for FY2024

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 Electroconvulsive Therapy, Unilateral-Multiple Seizure
  2. FY2024 Removed from the code set

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 Electroconvulsive Therapy

The application of controlled electrical voltages to treat a mental health disorder

For example

  • Includes appropriate sedation and other preparation of the individual

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
GZB0ZZZ Electroconvulsive Therapy, Unilateral-Single Seizure Valid
GZB2ZZZ Electroconvulsive Therapy, Bilateral-Single Seizure Valid
GZB3ZZZ Electroconvulsive Therapy, Bilateral-Multiple Seizure Retired
GZB4ZZZ Other Electroconvulsive Therapy Valid