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

0Q50 - Lumbar Vertebra

  • Open Approach

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

    • No Device
      • 0Q500Z3 - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra using LITT, Open Approach
      • 0Q500ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra, 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
      • 0Q503Z3 - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra using LITT, Perc Approach
      • 0Q503ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous 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
      • 0Q504Z3 - Destruction of Lum Vertebra using LITT, Perc Endo Approach
      • 0Q504ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebra, Perc Endo Approach