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

0C5Q - Adenoids

  • Open Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 0C5Q0ZZ - Destruction of Adenoids, 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
      • 0C5Q3ZZ - Destruction of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach

  • External Approach

    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

    • No Device
      • 0C5QXZZ - Destruction of Adenoids, External Approach