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0BCS4ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Diaphragm, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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:

  • 0BCT4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Diaphragm, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Left Diaphragm, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0BC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Trachea, Open Approach Valid
0BC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Trachea, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0BC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0BC17ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0BC18ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0BC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Carina, Open Approach Valid
0BC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Carina, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0BC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Carina, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0BC27ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0BC28ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0BC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Main Bronchus, Open Approach Valid
0BC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Main Bronchus, Percutaneous Approach Valid