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0LC24ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0LC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach Valid
0LC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0LC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Arm Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0LC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach Valid