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0RC30ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Disc, 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 Cervical Vertebral Disc, 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
0RC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0RC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0RC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RC34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0RC40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0RC43ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0RC44ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0RC50ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach Valid