2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0UB77ZX
Excision of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
Valid for Submission
0UB77ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of bilateral fallopian tubes, via natural or artificial opening, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 0UB77ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the female reproductive system body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is fallopian tubes, bilateral.
| ICD-10-PCS: | 0UB77ZX |
| Short Description: | Excision of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Opening, Diagn |
| Long Description: | Excision of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic |
ICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | U | Body System | Female Reproductive System | |
| Character 3 | B | Operation | Excision | Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy |
| Character 4 | 7 | BodyPart | Fallopian Tubes, Bilateral | |
| Character 5 | 7 | Approach | Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure |
| Character 6 | Z | Device | No Device | |
| Character 7 | X | Qualifier | 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:
- Procedures for females only - this code is intended for procedures for females only.
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 0UB77ZX is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.
- 736 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
- 737 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
- 738 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 742 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC
- 743 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert 0UB77ZX 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. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
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.