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018N0ZZ

018N0ZZ — Division of Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Division of Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach

How 018N0ZZ 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. 1Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 8Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. NBody 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 018N0ZZ

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

  • 018K3ZZDivision of Head and Neck Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018K4ZZDivision of Head and Neck Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 018L0ZZDivision of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 018L3ZZDivision of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018L4ZZDivision of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 018M0ZZDivision of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 018M3ZZDivision of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018M4ZZDivision of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 018N0ZZDivision of Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 018N3ZZDivision of Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018N4ZZDivision of Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 018P0ZZDivision of Sacral Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach
  • 018P3ZZDivision of Sacral Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018P4ZZDivision of Sacral Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 018Q0ZZDivision of Sacral Plexus, Open Approach
  • 018Q3ZZDivision of Sacral Plexus, Percutaneous Approach
  • 018Q4ZZDivision of Sacral Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026