00520ZZ
00520ZZ — Destruction of Dura Mater, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Dura Mater, Open Approach
How 00520ZZ is built
Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
- 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
- 5Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 2Body partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 00520ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 00503Z3Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach
- 00503Z4Destruction of Brain using Stereoelectroencephalographic Radiofrequency Ablation, Percutaneous Approach
- 00503ZZDestruction of Brain, Percutaneous Approach
- 00504Z3Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00504ZZDestruction of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00510ZZDestruction of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach
- 00513ZZDestruction of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach
- 00514ZZDestruction of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00520ZZDestruction of Dura Mater, Open Approach
- 00523ZZDestruction of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach
- 00524ZZDestruction of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00560ZZDestruction of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach
- 00563ZZDestruction of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach
- 00564ZZDestruction of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00570ZZDestruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach
- 00573ZZDestruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach
- 00574ZZDestruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach