ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DD Gastrointestinal System, Extraction › 0DDQXZX
Extraction of Anus, External Approach, Diagnostic
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 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Extraction of Anus, External Approach, 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
4. Body Part Anus
Also covers
- Anal orifice
5. Approach External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |