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0S520ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach


The ICD 10 Code for Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach is listed as 0S520ZZ.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD-10-PCS Field Value
Procedure Code: 0S520ZZ
Description: Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach
Chapter: Medical and Surgical
Subsection 1: Lower Joints
Subsection 2: Lower Joints, Destruction
ICD-9-CM V. 3 (Procedures) General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-9 PCS Code: 80.59 - Other destruction of intervertebral disc (approximate)
ICD-9 PCS Code: 80.80 - Other local excision or destruction of lesion of joint, unspecified site (approximate)