Division of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Open Approach
Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 008·FY 2027
008P0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Division of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 008, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. Its root operation is Division. The approach used is Open.
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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
Open: approach
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure