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0NC73ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Occipital Bone, 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 Right Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Extirpation of Matter from Right Occipital Bone, Percutaneous Approach Extirpation of Matter from Occipital Bone, 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 Occipital Bone

Also covers

  • Clivus
  • Foramen magnum

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
0NC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Frontal Bone, Open Approach Valid
0NC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Frontal Bone, Open Approach Retired
0NC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Approach Retired
0NC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Frontal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Retired
0NC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Parietal Bone, Open Approach Valid
0NC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0NC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Parietal Bone, Open Approach Valid
0NC43ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0NC44ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Parietal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid