0C5WXZ2

PCS Procedure

Destruction of Upper Tooth, All, External Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0C5WXZ2

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0C5WXZ2: Destruction of Upper Tooth, All, External Approach. Table 0C5, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. The approach used is External.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Mouth and Throat
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

External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Adjacent Procedure Codes

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0C5WXZ1

Destruction of Upper Tooth, Multiple, External Approach

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0C5X0Z0

Destruction of Lower Tooth, Single, Open Approach

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