ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 00F6XZZ
Fragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach
| ICD-10-PCS: | 00F6XZZ |
| Short Description: | Fragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach |
| Long Description: | Fragmentation in Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10-PCS 00F6XZZ is a billable procedure code but might not be covered by Medicare. 00F6XZZ is used to indicate the performance of fragmentation in cerebral ventricle, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 00F6XZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the central nervous system and cranial nerves body system, classified under the fragmentation operation. The applicable body part is cerebral ventricle.
ToolsICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | 0 | Body System | Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves | |
| Character 3 | F | Operation | Fragmentation | Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy |
| Character 4 | 6 | Body Part | Cerebral Ventricle | Third ventricle |
| Character 5 | X | Approach | External | Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane |
| Character 6 | Z | Device | No Device | |
| Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Non-covered Procedure Codes - this code is intended for the procedures codes identified here are always non-covered procedures.
Convert 00F6XZZ to ICD-9-PCS
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
What is ICD-10-PCS?
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.