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03CC3ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Radial Artery, 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 Left Radial Artery, 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 Radial Artery, Left

Also covers

  • Radial recurrent artery

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
03C00Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Open Approach Retired
03C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid
03C03Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach Retired
03C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03C04Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Retired
03C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
03C10Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Open Approach Retired
03C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid
03C13Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach Retired
03C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03C14Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Retired
03C14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid