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0QCH0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Tibia, 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 Tibia, 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 Tibia, Left

Also covers

  • Lateral condyle of tibia
  • Medial condyle of tibia
  • Medial malleolus

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
0QC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach Valid
0QC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sacrum, Open Approach Valid
0QC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QC20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach Valid
0QC23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QC24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0QC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Pelvic Bone, Open Approach Valid
0QC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0QC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid