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ICD 10 Code 0D517ZZ

Destruction of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
“Destruction of Upper Esophagus, Via Opening” for short

0D517ZZ is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Destruction of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Destruction involves:
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent. None of the body part is physically taken out

Via Natural or Artificial Opening approach involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

Destruction includes:

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Esophagus, Upper body part includes:

  • Cervical esophagus
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 06 Diseases & Disorders of the Digestive System
    Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures
    • DRG 326 - STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 327 - STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 328 - STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases & Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
    Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major Procedure
    • DRG 820 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
    • DRG 821 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
    • DRG 822 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases & Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
    Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Procedure
    • DRG 826 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
    • DRG 827 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
    • DRG 828 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0D517ZZ — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System D Gastrointestinal System
3: Root Operation 5 Destruction
4: Body Part 1 Esophagus, Upper
5: Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.