ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 06 Lower Veins › 06C Lower Veins, Extirpation › 06C54ZZ
Extirpation of Matter from Superior Mesenteric Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Extirpation of Matter from Superior Mesenteric Vein, 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 Superior Mesenteric Vein
Also covers
- Right gastroepiploic vein
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |