Version 2025
Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0U593ZZ

Destruction of Uterus, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0U593ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Destruction of Uterus, Percutaneous Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0U593ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of destruction of uterus, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent. Procedure code explanation: none of the body part is physically taken out fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

0U593ZZ 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 uterus.

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 9 Uterus Includes:
  • Fundus uteri
  • Myometrium
  • Perimetrium
  • Uterine cornu
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach 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.

Clinical Classification

  • Clinical Category is Female upper genital tract excision

  • CCSR Category Code: FRS010
  • Clinical Domain is Female Reproductive System Procedures - FRS contains 15 categories that include procedures performed on the female reproduction system, such as fallopian tube ligation and excision, salpingectomy, hysterectomy, and oophorectomy.

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 Uterus


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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.