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0PC20ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from 3 or More Ribs, 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 Rib, Open Approach
  2. FY2018 Description revised Extirpation of Matter from Left Rib, Open Approach Extirpation of Matter from 3 or More Ribs, 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

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
0PC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0PC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid
0PC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from 1 to 2 Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from 3 or More Ribs, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0PC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0PC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0PC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Vertebra, Open Approach Valid