ICD-10-PCS Code For Ethmoid Bone Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0N5F includes procedures performed to destroy all or a portion of the ethmoid bone on the right side in the head and facial bones. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a clinician performs physical eradication of tissue of the right ethmoid bone using energy, force, or a destructive agent to remove diseased or damaged bone. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0N5F group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and supports clinical documentation accuracy for case mix and payment.

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Ethmoid Bone Destruction Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes destructive interventions directed at the ethmoid bone on the right side within the head and facial bones system. Procedures involve physical eradication of all or part of the right ethmoid bone using energy, force, or a destructive agent. Accurate ICD-10-PCS coding captures the specific root operation and body part, which is critical for correct inpatient documentation and reimbursement.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
N	Body System	Head and Facial Bones
5	Operation	Destruction
F	Body Part	Ethmoid Bone, Right

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Ethmoid Bone Destruction Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
N	Body System	Head and Facial Bones
5	Operation	Destruction
F	Body Part	Ethmoid Bone, Right

When to Use

Use a code from this group when the clinical procedure intentionally destroys portions or the entirety of the right ethmoid bone as the principal action. Typical circumstances include removal of diseased, infected, or irreparably damaged ethmoid bone tissue when destruction is the definitive operative intent.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0N5F0ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach
0N5F3ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
0N5F4ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
143	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC
144	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC
145	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
495	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with MCC
496	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with CC
497	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur 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

An elderly patient with chronic, refractory ethmoid sinus osteomyelitis unresponsive to prolonged IV antibiotics presents with persistent facial pain, mucopurulent drainage, and radiographic evidence of bone destruction confined to the right ethmoid bone; because medical therapy has failed and infected bone must be eradicated to control sepsis risk, an open surgical destruction of the diseased right ethmoid bone is performed during inpatient admission. Typical codes: 0N5F0ZZ.
A middle-aged patient involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision sustains comminuted fractures of the right ethmoid complex with entrapped bone fragments and cerebrospinal fluid leak; after initial stabilization, the surgical team performs a percutaneous approach to directly destroy irreparably contaminated fragments of the right ethmoid bone as part of definitive management to remove nonviable bone and reduce infection risk. Typical codes: 0N5F3ZZ.
A patient with recurrent mucocele and failed prior endoscopic sinus surgery returns with progressive right medial orbital displacement and compromised vision; during a planned inpatient revision, the surgeon uses endoscopic instrumentation to destroy residual right ethmoid bone segments that cannot be reconstructed to re-establish drainage and decompress the orbit. Typical codes: 0N5F4ZZ.

Related Codes

0N50-SKULL-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Skull: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N51-FRONTAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Frontal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N54-PARIETAL-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Parietal Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N55-TEMPORAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N56-TEMPORAL-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporal Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N57-OCCIPITAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Occipital Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5B-NASAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Nasal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5C-SPHENOID-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Sphenoid Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5G-ETHMOID-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Ethmoid Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5H-LACRIMAL-BONE-RIGHT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lacrimal Bone Right: 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
0N5F0ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Open Approach
0N5F3ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Approach
0N5F4ZZ	Destruction of Right Ethmoid Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
143	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC
144	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC
145	Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
495	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with MCC
496	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with CC
497	Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur 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

An elderly patient with chronic, refractory ethmoid sinus osteomyelitis unresponsive to prolonged IV antibiotics presents with persistent facial pain, mucopurulent drainage, and radiographic evidence of bone destruction confined to the right ethmoid bone; because medical therapy has failed and infected bone must be eradicated to control sepsis risk, an open surgical destruction of the diseased right ethmoid bone is performed during inpatient admission. Typical codes: 0N5F0ZZ.
A middle-aged patient involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision sustains comminuted fractures of the right ethmoid complex with entrapped bone fragments and cerebrospinal fluid leak; after initial stabilization, the surgical team performs a percutaneous approach to directly destroy irreparably contaminated fragments of the right ethmoid bone as part of definitive management to remove nonviable bone and reduce infection risk. Typical codes: 0N5F3ZZ.
A patient with recurrent mucocele and failed prior endoscopic sinus surgery returns with progressive right medial orbital displacement and compromised vision; during a planned inpatient revision, the surgeon uses endoscopic instrumentation to destroy residual right ethmoid bone segments that cannot be reconstructed to re-establish drainage and decompress the orbit. Typical codes: 0N5F4ZZ.

Related Codes

0N50-SKULL-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Skull: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N51-FRONTAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Frontal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N54-PARIETAL-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Parietal Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N55-TEMPORAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N56-TEMPORAL-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Temporal Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N57-OCCIPITAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Occipital Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5B-NASAL-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Nasal Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5C-SPHENOID-BONE-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Sphenoid Bone: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5G-ETHMOID-BONE-LEFT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Ethmoid Bone Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0N5H-LACRIMAL-BONE-RIGHT-DESTRUCTION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lacrimal Bone Right: 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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Ethmoid Bone Destruction Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

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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 Ethmoid Bone, Right procedure group?

What is the clinical action described by the 0N5F code group?

In which ICD-10-PCS section and body system is this procedure group classified?

How does accurate coding of the 0N5F group affect hospital documentation and payment?

Which DRG categories may relate to procedures coded from the 0N5F group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS codes are included in the Ethmoid Bone, Right procedure group?

What is the clinical action described by the 0N5F code group?

In which ICD-10-PCS section and body system is this procedure group classified?

How does accurate coding of the 0N5F group affect hospital documentation and payment?

Which DRG categories may relate to procedures coded from the 0N5F group?

References