005G0ZZ
005G0ZZ — Destruction of Optic Nerve, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Optic Nerve, Open Approach
How 005G0ZZ 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
- GBody partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 005G0ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 005C3ZZDestruction of Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach
- 005C4ZZDestruction of Cerebellum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005D0ZZDestruction of Medulla Oblongata, Open Approach
- 005D3ZZDestruction of Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Approach
- 005D4ZZDestruction of Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005F0ZZDestruction of Olfactory Nerve, Open Approach
- 005F3ZZDestruction of Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005F4ZZDestruction of Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005G0ZZDestruction of Optic Nerve, Open Approach
- 005G3ZZDestruction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005G4ZZDestruction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005H0ZZDestruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Open Approach
- 005H3ZZDestruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005H4ZZDestruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005J0ZZDestruction of Trochlear Nerve, Open Approach
- 005J3ZZDestruction of Trochlear Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005J4ZZDestruction of Trochlear Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach