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

0G58 - Carotid Bodies, Bilateral

  • Open Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 0G580Z3 - Destruction of Bi Carotid Body using LITT, Open Approach
      • 0G580ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Carotid Bodies, 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
      • 0G583Z3 - Destruction of Bi Carotid Body using LITT, Perc Approach
      • 0G583ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Carotid Bodies, Perc 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
      • 0G584Z3 - Destruction Bi Carotid Body w LITT, Perc Endo
      • 0G584ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Carotid Bodies, Perc Endo Approach