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0KCW0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Foot Muscle, 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 Left Foot Muscle, 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 Foot Muscle, Left

Also covers

  • Abductor hallucis muscle
  • Adductor hallucis muscle
  • Extensor digitorum brevis muscle
  • Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
  • Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
  • Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
  • Quadratus plantae muscle

5. Approach Open

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

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0KC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0KC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Facial Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Facial Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Facial Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0KC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0KC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0KC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0KC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid