ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  8 = Eye

Root Operation:
  C = Extirpation

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

08CA - Choroid, Right

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • No Device
    • 08CA0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Choroid, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  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

  • No Device
    • 08CA3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Choroid, Perc Approach

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• External Approach

  Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

  • No Device
    • 08CAXZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Choroid, External Approach