0S520ZZ
0S520ZZ: Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
How 0S520ZZ 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
- SBody systemWhich system it acts on
- 5Root operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
- 2Body partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 0S520ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two, usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 0RWXXKZRevision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, External Approach
- 0S2YX0ZChange Drainage Device in Lower Joint, External Approach
- 0S2YXYZChange Other Device in Lower Joint, External Approach
- 0S500ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach
- 0S503ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
- 0S504ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0S520ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
- 0S523ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach
- 0S524ZZDestruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0S530ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach
- 0S533ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach
- 0S534ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0S540ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach
- 0S543ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach
- 0S544ZZDestruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach