0C5M7ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0C5·FY 2027

0C5M7ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Destruction of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It belongs to PCS table 0C5, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. Its root operation is Destruction. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.

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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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening: approach

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure