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0FCF3ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Percutaneous 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 Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Percutaneous 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 Pancreatic Duct, Accessory

Also covers

  • Duct of Santorini

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0FC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Liver, Open Approach Valid
0FC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Liver, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0FC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0FC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Lobe Liver, Open Approach Valid
0FC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0FC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0FC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Lobe Liver, Open Approach Valid
0FC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0FC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Lobe Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0FC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gallbladder, Open Approach Valid
0FC43ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gallbladder, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0FC44ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid