00573ZZ

PCS Procedure

Destruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach

Destruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 00573ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 00573ZZ: Destruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach. Table 005, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. 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

Root Operation · 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

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

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