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005M0ZZ

005M0ZZDestruction of Facial Nerve, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Facial Nerve, Open Approach

How 005M0ZZ 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.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 5Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. MBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 005M0ZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 005J3ZZDestruction of Trochlear Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005J4ZZDestruction of Trochlear Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 005K0ZZDestruction of Trigeminal Nerve, Open Approach
  • 005K3ZZDestruction of Trigeminal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005K4ZZDestruction of Trigeminal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 005L0ZZDestruction of Abducens Nerve, Open Approach
  • 005L3ZZDestruction of Abducens Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005L4ZZDestruction of Abducens Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 005M0ZZDestruction of Facial Nerve, Open Approach
  • 005M3ZZDestruction of Facial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005M4ZZDestruction of Facial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 005N0ZZDestruction of Acoustic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 005N3ZZDestruction of Acoustic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005N4ZZDestruction of Acoustic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 005P0ZZDestruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Open Approach
  • 005P3ZZDestruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 005P4ZZDestruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026