00513ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 005·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 00513ZZ describes Destruction of Cerebral Meninges, 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.

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What the code means

Destruction: root operation

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

Percutaneous: approach

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