0S5B0ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Lower Joints·Table 0S5·FY 2027

Destruction of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0S5B0ZZ, found in table 0S5, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Lower Joints 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