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01C14ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Cervical Nerve

Also covers

  • Greater occipital nerve
  • Spinal nerve, cervical
  • Suboccipital nerve
  • Third occipital nerve

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
01C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Plexus, Open Approach Valid
01C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Nerve, Open Approach Valid
01C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Nerve, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01C20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Phrenic Nerve, Open Approach Valid
01C23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01C24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Phrenic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01C30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brachial Plexus, Open Approach Valid
01C33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
01C34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Brachial Plexus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
01C40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach Valid