ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0J Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia › 0JC Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Extirpation › 0JCL0ZZ

0JCL0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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 Right Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open 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, Right Upper Leg

Also covers

  • Crural fascia
  • Fascia lata
  • Iliac fascia
  • Iliotibial tract (band)

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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
0JC63ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous 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