2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0U964ZX

Drainage of Left Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Female Reproductive System
  4. Drainage
  5. 0U964ZX
Version 2021
Billable Code
Procedures For Females Only

Valid for Submission

0U964ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of left fallopian tube, percutaneous endoscopic approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0U964ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the female reproductive system body system, classified under the drainage operation. The applicable bodypart is fallopian tube, left.

ICD-10-PCS:0U964ZX
Short Description:Drainage of Left Fallopian Tube, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
Long Description:Drainage of Left Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System U Female Reproductive System
3 Operation 9 Drainage

Involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
4 BodyPart 6 Fallopian Tube, Left Includes:
  • Oviduct
  • Salpinx
  • Uterine tube
  • Oviduct
  • Salpinx
  • Uterine tube
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 X Diagnostic

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 0U964ZX is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.

Convert 0U964ZX 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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