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Inpatient Procedure Code

005H3ZZ

Destruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System0

Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves

3
Root Operation5

Destruction

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

4
Body PartH

Oculomotor Nerve

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

005C3ZZ — Destruction of Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach, 005D3ZZ — Destruction of Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Approach, 005F3ZZ — Destruction of Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005G3ZZ — Destruction of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005J3ZZ — Destruction of Trochlear Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005K3ZZ — Destruction of Trigeminal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005L3ZZ — Destruction of Abducens Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005M3ZZ — Destruction of Facial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

005H0ZZ — Destruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Open Approach, 005H4ZZ — Destruction of Oculomotor Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 005H3ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 005[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 00503ZZ — Destruction of Brain, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00513ZZ — Destruction of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00523ZZ — Destruction of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00563ZZ — Destruction of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00573ZZ — Destruction of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00583ZZ — Destruction of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 00593ZZ — Destruction of Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 005A3ZZ — Destruction of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.