ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DC Gastrointestinal System, Extirpation › 0DCE7ZZ
Extirpation of Matter from Large Intestine, 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 Extirpation of Matter from Large Intestine, 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 0DC30ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Lower Esophagus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DC33ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |