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0Q500ZZ

0Q500ZZ: Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach

How 0Q500ZZ 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. QBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 5Root operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body 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 0Q500ZZ

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

  • 0PWY4MZRevision of Bone Growth Stimulator in Upper Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0PWYX0ZRevision of Drainage Device in Upper Bone, External Approach
  • 0PWYXMZRevision of Bone Growth Stimulator in Upper Bone, External Approach
  • 0Q2YX0ZChange Drainage Device in Lower Bone, External Approach
  • 0Q2YXYZChange Other Device in Lower Bone, External Approach
  • 0Q500Z3Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach
  • 0Q500ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach
  • 0Q503Z3Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0Q503ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0Q504Z3Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0Q504ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0Q510Z3Destruction of Sacrum using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach
  • 0Q510ZZDestruction of Sacrum, Open Approach
  • 0Q513Z3Destruction of Sacrum using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0Q513ZZDestruction of Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027