68.23 - Endometrial Ablation

The ICD 9 Code for Endometrial ablation is listed as 68.23.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	68.23
Description:	Endometrial ablation
Short Description:	Endometrial ablation

Chapter:	Operations on the female genital organs
Subsection 1:	Other incision and excision of uterus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0U5B0ZZ - Destruction of Endometrium, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0U5B3ZZ - Destruction of Endometrium, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0U5B4ZZ - Destruction of Endometrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0U5B7ZZ - Destruction of Endometrium, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0U5B8ZZ - Destruction of Endometrium, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0UDB7ZZ - Extraction of Endometrium, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0UDB8ZZ - Extraction of Endometrium, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 68.23:
68.21 - Division of endometrial synechiae
68.22 - Incision or excision of congenital septum of uterus
68.24 - Uterine artery embolization [UAE] with coils
68.25 - Uterine artery embolization [UAE] without coils
68.29 - Other excision or destruction of lesion of uterus