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0DDK8ZX

Extraction of Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Extraction of Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

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 Extraction

Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Dilation and curettage, vein stripping

5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0DD13ZX Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD14ZX Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD18ZX Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic Valid
0DD23ZX Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD24ZX Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD28ZX Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic Valid
0DD33ZX Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD34ZX Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD38ZX Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic Valid
0DD43ZX Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD44ZX Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0DD48ZX Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic Valid