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Inpatient Procedure Code

04504ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Destruction of Abdominal Aorta, Perc Endo 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.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System4

Lower Arteries

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 Part0

Abdominal Aorta

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

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 11 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.

04514ZZ — Destruction of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04524ZZ — Destruction of Gastric Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04534ZZ — Destruction of Hepatic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04544ZZ — Destruction of Splenic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04554ZZ — Destruction of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04564ZZ — Destruction of Right Colic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04574ZZ — Destruction of Left Colic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04584ZZ — Destruction of Middle Colic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +22 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

04500ZZ — Destruction of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach, 04503ZZ — Destruction of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal (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.

03BT4ZZ — Excision of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03BU0ZZ — Excision of Right Thyroid Artery, Open Approach, 03BU3ZZ — Excision of Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03BU4ZZ — Excision of Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03BV0ZZ — Excision of Left Thyroid Artery, Open Approach, 03BV3ZZ — Excision of Left Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03BV4ZZ — Excision of Left Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03BY0ZZ — Excision of Upper Artery, Open Approach, 03BY3ZZ — Excision of Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03BY4ZZ — Excision of Upper Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04B00ZZ — Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach, 04B03ZZ — Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach, 04B04ZZ — Excision of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04B10ZZ — Excision of Celiac Artery, Open Approach, 04B13ZZ — Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 04B14ZZ — Excision of Celiac Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04B20ZZ — Excision of Gastric Artery, Open Approach, 04B23ZZ — Excision of Gastric Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 04B24ZZ — Excision of Gastric Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04B30ZZ — Excision of Hepatic Artery, Open Approach, +652 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 04504ZZ 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 04504ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (11)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (9433)

  • 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
  • MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive 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 9428 more

Nearest codes

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