Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Females Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0U524ZZ

Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0U524ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Perc Endo Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0U524ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of destruction of bilateral ovaries, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0U524ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the female reproductive system body system, classified under destruction operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is ovaries, bilateral.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System U Female Reproductive System
3 Operation 5 Destruction

Involves:
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

Explanation:
None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes:
  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
4 BodyPart 2 Ovaries, Bilateral  
5 Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic

Involves:
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

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Replaced Code

0U524ZZ was replaced in the 2024 ICD-10-PCS code set with the code(s):

  • 0U528ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Endo
  • 0U528ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Endo
  • 0U528ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Endo
  • 0U528ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Endo
  • 0U528ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Ovaries, Endo

Clinical Classification

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:

Convert 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:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Destruction Ovaries, Bilateral

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. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.