00503Z3
PCS ProcedureDestruction of Brain using LITT, Perc Approach
Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach
In ICD-10-PCS, code 00503Z3 describes Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach. This procedure is listed in table 005, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Destruction. The approach used is Percutaneous.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
- Root Operation
- Destruction
Clinical Definitions
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
Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure
Adjacent Procedure Codes
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