Division of Trigeminal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 008·FY 2027
Division of Trigeminal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 008K3ZZ, found in table 008, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. Its root operation is Division. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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What the code means
Division: root operation
Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part
All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions
Includes: Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy
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