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06CR0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach

RetiredICD-10-PCS procedure code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 to FY2017. In the code set FY2016 to FY2017, and removed after that.

Use instead:

  • 06CP0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Saphenous Vein, Open Approach stated for FY2017

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 Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Removed from the code set

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