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0DC30ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Lower Esophagus, 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 Lower Esophagus, 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

4. Body Part Esophagus, Lower

Also covers

  • Abdominal esophagus

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
0DC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Esophagus, Open Approach Valid
0DC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0DC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0DC17ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0DC18ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0DC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Middle Esophagus, Open Approach Valid
0DC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0DC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0DC27ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0DC28ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0DC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0DC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid