0M554ZZDestruction of Right Wrist Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

0M554ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the right wrist bursa and ligament using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, unspecified site and other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, wrist, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (80.80 and 80.83).

For a different body part, codes include 0M504ZZ (head and neck bursa and ligament), 0M514ZZ (right shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M524ZZ (left shoulder bursa and ligament), 0M534ZZ (right elbow bursa and ligament), 0M544ZZ (left elbow bursa and ligament), 0M564ZZ (left wrist bursa and ligament) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0M550ZZ (open) and 0M553ZZ (percutaneous).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 513 (Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 514 (Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC), DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 906 (Hand Procedures for Injuries), under the surgical categories “Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures”, “Hand Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.