Destruction of Left Metacarpal, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Destruction of Left Metacarpal, 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

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

Code	Description	Status
0P500ZZ	Destruction of Sternum, Open Approach	Valid
0P503ZZ	Destruction of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0P504ZZ	Destruction of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0P510ZZ	Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach	Valid
0P513ZZ	Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0P514ZZ	Destruction of 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0P520ZZ	Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, Open Approach	Valid
0P523ZZ	Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0P524ZZ	Destruction of 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0P530Z3	Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach	Valid
0P530ZZ	Destruction of Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach	Valid
0P533Z3	Destruction of Cervical Vertebra using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0P5Q0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0P5

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0P Upper Bones
Category 0P5 Upper Bones, Destruction
This code 0P5Q0ZZ Destruction of Left Metacarpal, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
P Body system Upper Bones
5 Root operation Destruction
Q Body Part Metacarpal, Left
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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