00NW0ZZ
00NW0ZZ — Release Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Release Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach
How 00NW0ZZ 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
- NRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- WBody partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 00NW0ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 00NR3ZZRelease Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NR4ZZRelease Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00NS0ZZRelease Hypoglossal Nerve, Open Approach
- 00NS3ZZRelease Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NS4ZZRelease Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00NT0ZZRelease Spinal Meninges, Open Approach
- 00NT3ZZRelease Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NT4ZZRelease Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00NW0ZZRelease Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach
- 00NW3ZZRelease Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NW4ZZRelease Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00NX0ZZRelease Thoracic Spinal Cord, Open Approach
- 00NX3ZZRelease Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NX4ZZRelease Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 00NY0ZZRelease Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach
- 00NY3ZZRelease Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
- 00NY4ZZRelease Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach