00DG4ZZ

PCS Procedure

Extraction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Extraction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 00DG4ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 00DG4ZZ: Extraction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 00D, 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 Endoscopic.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
Root Operation
Extraction

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Extraction

Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Dilation and curettage, vein stripping

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Adjacent Procedure Codes