005M3ZZ
005M3ZZ — Destruction of Facial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Facial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
How 005M3ZZ 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
- MBody partThe specific site
- 3ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 005M3ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- 005Q0ZZDestruction of Vagus Nerve, Open Approach