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06C40ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Hepatic Vein, Open 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 Hepatic Vein, 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

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
06C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach Valid
06C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Splenic Vein, Open Approach Valid
06C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06C14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Splenic Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06C20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gastric Vein, Open Approach Valid
06C23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06C24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gastric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06C30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Esophageal Vein, Open Approach Valid
06C33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06C34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Esophageal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid