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0C5Q0ZZ

Destruction of Adenoids, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Adenoids, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

For example

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part Adenoids

Also covers

  • Pharyngeal tonsil

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0C500ZZ Destruction of Upper Lip, Open Approach Valid
0C503ZZ Destruction of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C50XZZ Destruction of Upper Lip, External Approach Valid
0C510ZZ Destruction of Lower Lip, Open Approach Valid
0C513ZZ Destruction of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C51XZZ Destruction of Lower Lip, External Approach Valid
0C520ZZ Destruction of Hard Palate, Open Approach Valid
0C523ZZ Destruction of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C52XZZ Destruction of Hard Palate, External Approach Valid
0C530ZZ Destruction of Soft Palate, Open Approach Valid
0C533ZZ Destruction of Soft Palate, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C53XZZ Destruction of Soft Palate, External Approach Valid