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0MC23ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous 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 Bursa and Ligament, 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 Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Left

Also covers

  • Acromioclavicular ligament
  • Coracoacromial ligament
  • Coracoclavicular ligament
  • Coracohumeral ligament
  • Costoclavicular ligament
  • Glenohumeral ligament
  • Interclavicular ligament
  • Sternoclavicular ligament

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0MC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0MC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0MC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0MC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0MC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0MC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid