Destruction of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Cardiac Plexus using Radiofrequency Ablation, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 11
New Technology·Nervous System·Table X05·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as X05233B: Destruction of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Cardiac Plexus using Radiofrequency Ablation, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 11. Table X05, part of Section X (New Technology) contains it. The procedure targets the Nervous System body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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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
Percutaneous: approach
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure