2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0U594ZZ

Destruction of Uterus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Female Reproductive System
  4. Destruction
  5. 0U594ZZ
Version 2021
Billable Code
Procedures For Females Only

Valid for Submission

0U594ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of destruction of uterus, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0U594ZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the female reproductive system body system, classified under the destruction operation. The applicable bodypart is uterus.

ICD-10-PCS:0U594ZZ
Short Description:Destruction of Uterus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Long Description:Destruction of Uterus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label 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

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
  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
4 BodyPart 9 Uterus Includes:
  • Fundus uteri
  • Myometrium
  • Perimetrium
  • Uterine cornu
  • Fundus uteri
  • Myometrium
  • Perimetrium
  • Uterine cornu
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

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.

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:

Diagnostic Related Groups

The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 0U594ZZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.

Convert 0U594ZZ 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. These 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

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.

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