015B0ZZ Destruction of Lumbar Nerve, Open Approach

Coding Notes

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PCS Table

Section
0 Medical and Surgical
Body System
1 Peripheral Nervous System
Operation
5 Destruction
Body Part Approach Device Qualifier
0 Cervical Plexus
1 Cervical Nerve
2 Phrenic Nerve
3 Brachial Plexus
4 Ulnar Nerve
5 Median Nerve
6 Radial Nerve
8 Thoracic Nerve
9 Lumbar Plexus
A Lumbosacral Plexus
B Lumbar Nerve
C Pudendal Nerve
D Femoral Nerve
F Sciatic Nerve
G Tibial Nerve
H Peroneal Nerve
K Head and Neck Sympathetic Nerve
L Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve
M Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve
N Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve
P Sacral Sympathetic Nerve
Q Sacral Plexus
R Sacral Nerve
0 Open
3 Percutaneous
4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
Z No Device
Z No Qualifier

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