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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation C
Medical and Surgical, Skin and Breast, Extirpation

The Extirpation root operation is identified by the character code C in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as 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.

Includes:

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  H = Skin and Breast

Root Operation:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Outline View ICD-10-PCS Table View

Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

  • 0HCV - Breast, Bilateral

    Includes:
    • Mammary duct
    • Mammary gland

  • 0HCU - Breast, Left

    Includes:
    • Mammary duct
    • Mammary gland

  • 0HCT - Breast, Right

    Includes:
    • Mammary duct
    • Mammary gland

  • 0HCQ - Finger Nail

    Includes:
    • Nail bed
    • Nail plate

  • 0HCX - Nipple, Left

    Includes:
    • Areola

  • 0HCW - Nipple, Right

    Includes:
    • Areola

  • 0HC7 - Skin, Abdomen

  • 0HC6 - Skin, Back

  • 0HC8 - Skin, Buttock

  • 0HC5 - Skin, Chest

    Includes:
    • Breast procedures, skin only

  • 0HC1 - Skin, Face

  • 0HCA - Skin, Inguinal

  • 0HC3 - Skin, Left Ear

  • 0HCN - Skin, Left Foot

  • 0HCG - Skin, Left Hand

  • 0HCE - Skin, Left Lower Arm

  • 0HCL - Skin, Left Lower Leg

  • 0HCC - Skin, Left Upper Arm

  • 0HCJ - Skin, Left Upper Leg

  • 0HC4 - Skin, Neck

  • 0HC9 - Skin, Perineum

    Includes:
    • Perianal skin

  • 0HC2 - Skin, Right Ear

  • 0HCM - Skin, Right Foot

  • 0HCF - Skin, Right Hand

  • 0HCD - Skin, Right Lower Arm

  • 0HCK - Skin, Right Lower Leg

  • 0HCB - Skin, Right Upper Arm

  • 0HCH - Skin, Right Upper Leg

  • 0HC0 - Skin, Scalp

  • 0HCR - Toe Nail

    Includes:
    • Nail bed
    • Nail plate