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Inpatient Procedure Code

06500ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, 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.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System6

Lower Veins

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

Inferior Vena Cava

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 3 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.

06510ZZ — Destruction of Splenic Vein, Open Approach, 06520ZZ — Destruction of Gastric Vein, Open Approach, 06530ZZ — Destruction of Esophageal Vein, Open Approach, 06540ZZ — Destruction of Hepatic Vein, Open Approach, 06550ZZ — Destruction of Superior Mesenteric Vein, Open Approach, 06560ZZ — Destruction of Inferior Mesenteric Vein, Open Approach, 06570ZZ — Destruction of Colic Vein, Open Approach, 06580ZZ — Destruction of Portal Vein, Open Approach, +15 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

06503ZZ — Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, 06504ZZ — Destruction of Inferior Vena Cava, 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 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.

05DD0ZZ — Extraction of Right Cephalic Vein, Open Approach, 05DD3ZZ — Extraction of Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05DF0ZZ — Extraction of Left Cephalic Vein, Open Approach, 05DF3ZZ — Extraction of Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05DG0ZZ — Extraction of Right Hand Vein, Open Approach, 05DG3ZZ — Extraction of Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05DH0ZZ — Extraction of Left Hand Vein, Open Approach, 05DH3ZZ — Extraction of Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05DY0ZZ — Extraction of Upper Vein, Open Approach, 05DY3ZZ — Extraction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 06B00ZZ — Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach, 06B03ZZ — Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, 06B04ZZ — Excision of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 06B10ZZ — Excision of Splenic Vein, Open Approach, 06B13ZZ — Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 06B14ZZ — Excision of Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 06B20ZZ — Excision of Gastric Vein, Open Approach, 06B23ZZ — Excision of Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 06B24ZZ — Excision of Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 06B30ZZ — Excision of Esophageal Vein, Open Approach, +670 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 06500ZZ 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 06500ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

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

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