025M0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Ventricular Septum, Open Approach
Axis Breakdown
Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System2 | Heart and Great Vessels |
| 3 | Root Operation5 | Destruction Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent |
| 4 | Body PartM | Ventricular Septum |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)
Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.
The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 2 MS-DRGs:
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
025H0ZZ — Destruction of Pulmonary Valve, Open Approach, 025J0ZZ — Destruction of Tricuspid Valve, Open Approach, 025K0ZZ — Destruction of Right Ventricle, Open Approach, 025L0ZZ — Destruction of Left Ventricle, Open Approach, 025N0ZZ — Destruction of Pericardium, Open Approach, 025P0ZZ — Destruction of Pulmonary Trunk, Open Approach, 025Q0ZZ — Destruction of Right Pulmonary Artery, Open Approach, 025R0ZZ — Destruction of Left Pulmonary Artery, Open Approach, +14 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
025M3ZZ — Destruction of Ventricular Septum, Percutaneous Approach, 025M4ZZ — Destruction of Ventricular Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Septal repair and other therapeutic heart procedures (Cardiovascular Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.
027K04Z — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 027K0DZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 027K0ZZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle, Open Approach, 027K34Z — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 027K3DZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 027K3ZZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, 027K44Z — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 027K4DZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 027K4ZZ — Dilation of Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 027L04Z — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 027L0DZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 027L0ZZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle, Open Approach, 027L34Z — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 027L3DZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 027L3ZZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, 027L44Z — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 027L4DZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 027L4ZZ — Dilation of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02890ZZ — Division of Chordae Tendineae, Open Approach, 02893ZZ — Division of Chordae Tendineae, Percutaneous Approach, +308 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 025M0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Run 025M0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 025[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Heart and Great Vessels — Body System: Heart and Great Vessels[Body System]: “Heart and Great Vessels”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Destruction — Operation: Destruction[Operation]: “Destruction”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation
- DRG 228 — OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Cardiothoracic Procedures (MDC 05)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 229 — OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC — Other Cardiothoracic Procedures (MDC 05)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- CAR019 — Septal repair and other therapeutic heart procedures[CCSR category]: “Septal repair and other therapeutic heart procedures — Cardiovascular Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
MDC crossing · diagnoses (1844)
- MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
- A36.81 — Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A39.50 — Meningococcal carditis, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal carditis, unspecified — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A39.51 — Meningococcal endocarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal endocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A39.52 — Meningococcal myocarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal myocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A39.53 — Meningococcal pericarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal pericarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- and 1839 more
Nearest codes
- 02540ZZ — Destruction of Coronary Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 02550ZZ — Destruction of Atrial Septum, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 02560ZZ — Destruction of Right Atrium, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 02570ZZ — Destruction of Left Atrium, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 02580ZZ — Destruction of Conduction Mechanism, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 02590ZZ — Destruction of Chordae Tendineae, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 025D0ZZ — Destruction of Papillary Muscle, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 025F0ZZ — Destruction of Aortic Valve, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Change history
No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.
Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels