ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JC Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Extirpation › 0JC63ZZ
Extirpation of Matter from Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach
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 Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, 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 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Chest
Also covers
- Pectoral fascia
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0JC00ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC03ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JC10ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC13ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JC40ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC43ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JC50ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC53ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JC60ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC70ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0JC73ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0JC80ZZ | Extirpation of Matter from Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach | Valid |