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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation 5
Medical and Surgical, Head and Facial Bones, 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:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

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

  • 0N5G - Ethmoid Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0N5F - Ethmoid Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0N51 - Frontal Bone

    Includes:
    • Zygomatic process of frontal bone

  • 0N5X - Hyoid Bone

  • 0N5J - Lacrimal Bone, Left

  • 0N5H - Lacrimal Bone, Right

  • 0N5V - Mandible, Left

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0N5T - Mandible, Right

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0N5R - Maxilla

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of maxilla

  • 0N5B - Nasal Bone

    Includes:
    • Vomer of nasal septum

  • 0N57 - Occipital Bone

    Includes:
    • Foramen magnum

  • 0N5Q - Orbit, Left

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0N5P - Orbit, Right

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0N5L - Palatine Bone, Left

  • 0N5K - Palatine Bone, Right

  • 0N54 - Parietal Bone, Left

  • 0N53 - Parietal Bone, Right

  • 0N50 - Skull

  • 0N5C - Sphenoid Bone

    Includes:
    • Greater wing
    • Lesser wing
    • Optic foramen
    • Pterygoid process
    • Sella turcica

  • 0N56 - Temporal Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0N55 - Temporal Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0N5N - Zygomatic Bone, Left

  • 0N5M - Zygomatic Bone, Right