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00CQ3ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Extirpation of Matter from Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

For example

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part Vagus Nerve

Also covers

  • Anterior vagal trunk
  • Pharyngeal plexus
  • Pneumogastric nerve
  • Posterior vagal trunk
  • Pulmonary plexus
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  • Superior laryngeal nerve
  • Tenth cranial nerve

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
00C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brain, Open Approach Valid
00C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach Valid
00C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00C14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00C20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Open Approach Valid
00C23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00C24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00C30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Epidural Space, Open Approach Valid
00C33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Epidural Space, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00C34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Epidural Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid