Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0P5

Upper Bones, Destruction

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0P5
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Upper Bones, Destruction
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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0P5 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of upper bones, destruction.

0P5 PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the upper bones body system, classified under destruction operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System P Upper Bones
3 Operation 5 Destruction

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

Explanation:
None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes:
  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Destruction

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.