Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Females Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0UQ77ZZ

Repair Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0UQ77ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Repair Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Opening
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0UQ77ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of repair bilateral fallopian tubes, via natural or artificial opening. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0UQ77ZZ 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 repair operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is fallopian tubes, bilateral.

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

Involves:
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Explanation:
Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes:
  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration
4 BodyPart 7 Fallopian Tubes, Bilateral  
5 Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening 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

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:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Repair Fallopian Tubes, 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.