Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

005X - Thoracic Spinal Cord

  • Open Approach

    Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 005X0Z3 - Destruction of Thor Spinal Cord using LITT, Open Approach
      • 005X0ZZ - Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Open Approach

  • 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

    • No Device
      • 005X3Z3 - Destruction of Thor Spinal Cord using LITT, Perc Approach
      • 005X3ZZ - Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach

  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 005X4Z3 - Destruction Thor Spinal Cord w LITT, Perc Endo
      • 005X4ZZ - Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Perc Endo Approach