1. Home
  2. ICD-10-PCS
  3. 005X0Z3
  4. Share
  5. Feedback

ICD 10 Code 005X0Z3

Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach
“Destruction of Thor Spinal Cord using LITT, Open Approach” for short

005X0Z3 is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Destruction involves:
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

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

Destruction includes:

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Thoracic Spinal Cord body part includes:

  • Dorsal root ganglion
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 01 Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System
    Spinal Procedures
    • DRG 028 - SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 029 - SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS
    • DRG 030 - SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 08 Diseases & Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue
    Back and Neck Procedures, Except Spinal Fusion, or Disc Devices/Neurostimulators
    • DRG 518 - BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR
    • DRG 519 - BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC
    • DRG 520 - BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases & Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
    Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major Procedure
    • DRG 820 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
    • DRG 821 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
    • DRG 822 - LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases & Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
    Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Procedure
    • DRG 826 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
    • DRG 827 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
    • DRG 828 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 005X0Z3 — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 0 Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3: Root Operation 5 Destruction
4: Body Part X Thoracic Spinal Cord
5: Approach 0 Open
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier 3 Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.