ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0K58 includes procedures performed to destroy all or a portion of muscle tissue in the left upper arm. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when direct destructive energy, force, or a destructive agent is applied to left upper arm muscle tissue. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0K58 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and the anatomic target to determine appropriate case mix and payment.

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Upper Arm Muscle Destruction Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes destruction of all or part of the left upper arm muscle using energy, force, or a destructive agent. These procedures target the muscular body system and involve directly destroying muscle tissue rather than excising it. Accurate ICD-10-PCS coding of these destruction procedures is important for proper inpatient documentation and reimbursement because it captures the specific operation and anatomic target for case mix and payment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
K	Body System	Muscles
5	Operation	Destruction
8	Body Part	Upper Arm Muscle, Left

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Upper Arm Muscle Destruction Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
K	Body System	Muscles
5	Operation	Destruction
8	Body Part	Upper Arm Muscle, Left

When to Use

Use a code from this group when the clinical procedure directly destroys muscle tissue in the left upper arm using destructive energy, force, or agents. Do not use these codes for excision, repair, or other non-destructive operations of the left upper arm muscle.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0K580ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Open Approach
0K583ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Percutaneous Approach
0K584ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient presents after a severe crush injury to the left upper arm with devitalized muscle tissue and ongoing pain and infection despite antibiotics; inpatient debridement is performed but remaining nonviable muscle is destroyed to control infection and preserve limb function, using an open surgical approach to directly apply destructive energy or agents. Typical codes: 0K580ZZ
An elderly patient with a painful, symptomatic focal intramuscular tumor in the left upper arm that is not amenable to excision due to location and comorbidities undergoes a planned percutaneous image-guided destruction of the tumor within the muscle to relieve pain and reduce tumor burden; the procedure is performed electively in the inpatient setting via a needle-based approach. Typical codes: 0K583ZZ
A patient with recurrent symptomatic left upper arm muscle spasticity after failed conservative treatments is admitted for a minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic procedure to destroy targeted portions of the overactive muscle fibers to improve range of motion and reduce pain; this is done under direct endoscopic visualization to precisely destroy muscle tissue. Typical codes: 0K584ZZ

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0K50-HEAD-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

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0K51-FACIAL-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

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0K52-NECK-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K53-NECK-MUSCLE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K54-TONGUE-PALATE-PHARYNX-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K55-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K56-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K57-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K59-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K5B-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0K580ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Open Approach
0K583ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Percutaneous Approach
0K584ZZ	Destruction of Left Upper Arm Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

Showing 1–10 of 15

Typical Clinical Scenarios

A middle-aged patient presents after a severe crush injury to the left upper arm with devitalized muscle tissue and ongoing pain and infection despite antibiotics; inpatient debridement is performed but remaining nonviable muscle is destroyed to control infection and preserve limb function, using an open surgical approach to directly apply destructive energy or agents. Typical codes: 0K580ZZ
An elderly patient with a painful, symptomatic focal intramuscular tumor in the left upper arm that is not amenable to excision due to location and comorbidities undergoes a planned percutaneous image-guided destruction of the tumor within the muscle to relieve pain and reduce tumor burden; the procedure is performed electively in the inpatient setting via a needle-based approach. Typical codes: 0K583ZZ
A patient with recurrent symptomatic left upper arm muscle spasticity after failed conservative treatments is admitted for a minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic procedure to destroy targeted portions of the overactive muscle fibers to improve range of motion and reduce pain; this is done under direct endoscopic visualization to precisely destroy muscle tissue. Typical codes: 0K584ZZ

Related Codes

0K50-HEAD-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K51-FACIAL-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Facial Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K52-NECK-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K53-NECK-MUSCLE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Neck Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K54-TONGUE-PALATE-PHARYNX-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K55-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K56-SHOULDER-MUSCLE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Muscle Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K57-UPPER-ARM-MUSCLE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K59-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

0K5B-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Lower Arm And Wrist Muscle: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Upper Arm Muscle Destruction Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Muscle, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Upper Arm Muscle Destruction Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS codes are included in the 0K58 procedure group?

What body system and operation do codes in 0K58 represent?

When should ICD-10-PCS 0K58 codes be used for inpatient documentation?

How do 0K58 codes affect inpatient reimbursement and case mix?

Which DRG groups may relate to procedures coded from 0K58?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS codes are included in the 0K58 procedure group?

What body system and operation do codes in 0K58 represent?

When should ICD-10-PCS 0K58 codes be used for inpatient documentation?

How do 0K58 codes affect inpatient reimbursement and case mix?

Which DRG groups may relate to procedures coded from 0K58?

References