ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0CF Mouth and Throat, Fragmentation › 0CFC7ZZ
Fragmentation in Left Parotid Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Fragmentation in Left Parotid Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Fragmentation
Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces
Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out
For example
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy
4. Body Part Parotid Duct, Left
Also covers
- Stensen's duct
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0CFB0ZZ | Fragmentation in Right Parotid Duct, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CFB3ZZ | Fragmentation in Right Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CFB7ZZ | Fragmentation in Right Parotid Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0CFBXZZ | Fragmentation in Right Parotid Duct, External Approach | Valid |
| 0CFC0ZZ | Fragmentation in Left Parotid Duct, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0CFC3ZZ | Fragmentation in Left Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0CFCXZZ | Fragmentation in Left Parotid Duct, External Approach | Valid |