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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 04.2

Destruction of cranial and peripheral nerves
  • The use of electrodes to heat and destroy abnormal tissue.
  • 04.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 04.2 contains 9 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 04.* hierarchy

04.2 also known as:

  • Destruction of cranial or peripheral nerves by:
    • cryoanalgesia
    • injection of neurolytic agent
    • radiofrequency
  • Radiofrequency ablation

Index entries containing 04.2:

Anesthesia
  • cryoanalgesia nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.2
    Chemolysis
    • nerve (peripheral) 04.2
      Chemoneurolysis 04.2
        Cryoanalgesia nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.2
          Destruction
          • nerve (cranial) (peripheral) (by cryoanalgesia) (by radiofrequency) 04.2
            • sympathetic, by injection of neurolytic agent 05.32
            Injection (into) (hypodermically) (intramuscularly) (intravenously) (acting locally or systemically)
            • nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.80
              • agent NEC 04.89
                • alcohol 04.2
                  • neurolytic 04.2
                    • phenol 04.2
                  Neuroablation
                  • radiofrequency 04.2