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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation 5
Medical and Surgical, Endocrine System, Destruction

The Destruction root operation is identified by the character code 5 in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as 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.

Includes:

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  G = Endocrine System

Root Operation:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Outline View ICD-10-PCS Table View

Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

  • 0G52 - Adrenal Gland, Left

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0G53 - Adrenal Gland, Right

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0G54 - Adrenal Glands, Bilateral

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0G5D - Aortic Body

  • 0G58 - Carotid Bodies, Bilateral

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0G56 - Carotid Body, Left

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0G57 - Carotid Body, Right

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0G5B - Coccygeal Glomus

    Includes:
    • Coccygeal body

  • 0G5C - Glomus Jugulare

    Includes:
    • Jugular body

  • 0G5P - Inferior Parathyroid Gland, Left

  • 0G5N - Inferior Parathyroid Gland, Right

  • 0G59 - Para-aortic Body

  • 0G5F - Paraganglion Extremity

  • 0G5R - Parathyroid Gland

  • 0G5Q - Parathyroid Glands, Multiple

  • 0G51 - Pineal Body

  • 0G50 - Pituitary Gland

    Includes:
    • Adenohypophysis
    • Hypophysis
    • Neurohypophysis

  • 0G5M - Superior Parathyroid Gland, Left

  • 0G5L - Superior Parathyroid Gland, Right

  • 0G5K - Thyroid Gland

  • 0G5G - Thyroid Gland Lobe, Left

  • 0G5H - Thyroid Gland Lobe, Right