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0TCC0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Bladder Neck, 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 Bladder Neck, 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
0TC00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TC03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TC04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TC07ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0TC08ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0TC10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Kidney, Open Approach Valid
0TC13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Kidney, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0TC14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0TC17ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0TC18ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0TC30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney Pelvis, Open Approach Valid
0TC33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Kidney Pelvis, Percutaneous Approach Valid