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0HC

Skin and Breast, Extirpation

Not billableICD-10-PCS procedure code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 50 more specific codes instead:

  • 0HC0XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Scalp Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC1XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Face Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC2XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ear Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC3XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ear Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC4XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Neck Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC5XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Chest Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC6XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Back Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC7XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Abdomen Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC8XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Buttock Skin, External Approach
  • 0HC9XZZ Extirpation of Matter from Perineum Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCAXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Inguinal Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCBXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Arm Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCCXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Upper Arm Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCDXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Lower Arm Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCEXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Lower Arm Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCFXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Hand Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCGXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Hand Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCHXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Leg Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCJXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Upper Leg Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCKXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Lower Leg Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCLXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Lower Leg Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCMXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Foot Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCNXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Foot Skin, External Approach
  • 0HCQXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Finger Nail, External Approach
  • 0HCRXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Toe Nail, External Approach
  • 0HCT0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Breast, Open Approach
  • 0HCT3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0HCT7ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0HCT8ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0HCTXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Breast, External Approach (also a header)
  • 0HCU0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Breast, Open Approach
  • 0HCU3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0HCU7ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0HCU8ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0HCUXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Breast, External Approach (also a header)
  • 0HCV0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Breast, Open Approach
  • 0HCV3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Breast, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0HCV7ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0HCV8ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0HCVXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Bilateral Breast, External Approach (also a header)
  • 0HCW0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Nipple, Open Approach
  • 0HCW3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Nipple, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0HCW7ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0HCW8ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0HCWXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Nipple, External Approach
  • 0HCX0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Nipple, Open Approach
  • 0HCX3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Nipple, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0HCX7ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0HCX8ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0HCXXZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Nipple, External Approach

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 Skin and Breast, Extirpation