ICD-10-PCS

005W4ZZ

Destruction of Cervical Spinal Cord, Perc Endo Approach

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System

Spinal Procedures

028 029 030

MDC 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator

518 519 520

MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms

Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures

820 821 822

MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms

Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures

826 827 828

Group a claim with this code

005W4ZZ reaches 4 DRG groups across 3 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

Open the MS-DRG grouper