005P0ZZ
005P0ZZ — Destruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Open Approach
How 005P0ZZ 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
- PBody partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 005P0ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- 005Q3ZZDestruction of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005Q4ZZDestruction of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 005R0ZZDestruction of Accessory Nerve, Open Approach
- 005R3ZZDestruction of Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 005R4ZZDestruction of Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach