015L0ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Peripheral Nervous System·Table 015·FY 2027

Destruction of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 015L0ZZ, found in table 015, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Peripheral Nervous System body system. Its root operation is Destruction. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Destruction: root operation

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

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure