01550ZZ
PCS ProcedureDestruction of Median Nerve, Open Approach
Destruction of Median Nerve, Open Approach
About ICD-10-PCS code 01550ZZ
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 01550ZZ: Destruction of Median Nerve, Open Approach. Table 015, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Peripheral Nervous System body system. The approach used is Open.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Peripheral Nervous System
- 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
Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Adjacent Procedure Codes
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