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ICD 10 Code 0UB18ZX

Excision of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
“Excision of Left Ovary, Endo, Diagn” for short

0UB18ZX is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Excision of Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic. 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.

When using code 0UB18ZX in processing claims, check the following: — See additional coding rules

  • Procedure for females only - The procedure code can only apply to a female patient.

Excision involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

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

Excision includes:

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 13 Diseases & Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
    Uterine and Adnexal Procedures for Malignancy
    • DRG 736 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
    • DRG 737 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
    • DRG 738 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
    • DRG 739 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
    • DRG 740 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
    • DRG 741 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 13 Diseases & Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
    Uterine and Adnexal Procedures for Non-Malignancy
    • DRG 742 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC
    • DRG 743 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0UB18ZX — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System U Female Reproductive System
3: Root Operation B Excision
4: Body Part 1 Ovary, Left
5: Approach 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier X Diagnostic

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.