ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 02 Heart and Great Vessels › 02C Heart and Great Vessels, Extirpation › 02CX0ZZ
Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.
- FY2017 Added to the code set Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open 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 Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch
Also covers
- Aortic arch
- Aortic isthmus
- Aortic root
- Ascending aorta
- Juxtaductal aorta
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 02C00Z6 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Open Approach | Valid |
| 02C00ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 02C03Z6 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 02C03Z7 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Orbital Atherectomy Technique, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 02C03ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 02C04Z6 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 02C04ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 02C10Z6 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Bifurcation, Open Approach | Valid |
| 02C10ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Open Approach | Valid |
| 02C13Z6 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 02C13Z7 | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Orbital Atherectomy Technique, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 02C13ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |