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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation C
Medical and Surgical, Upper Joints, 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:
  R = Upper Joints

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

  • 0RCH - Acromioclavicular Joint, Left

  • 0RCG - Acromioclavicular Joint, Right

  • 0RCR - Carpal Joint, Left

    Includes:
    • Intercarpal joint
    • Midcarpal joint

  • 0RCQ - Carpal Joint, Right

    Includes:
    • Intercarpal joint
    • Midcarpal joint

  • 0RCT - Carpometacarpal Joint, Left

  • 0RCS - Carpometacarpal Joint, Right

  • 0RC3 - Cervical Vertebral Disc

  • 0RC1 - Cervical Vertebral Joint

    Includes:
    • Atlantoaxial joint
    • Cervical facet joint

  • 0RC5 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc

  • 0RC4 - Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint

    Includes:
    • Cervicothoracic facet joint

  • 0RCM - Elbow Joint, Left

    Includes:
    • Distal humerus, involving joint
    • Humeroradial joint
    • Humeroulnar joint
    • Proximal radioulnar joint

  • 0RCL - Elbow Joint, Right

    Includes:
    • Distal humerus, involving joint
    • Humeroradial joint
    • Humeroulnar joint
    • Proximal radioulnar joint

  • 0RCX - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Left

    Includes:
    • Interphalangeal (IP) joint

  • 0RCW - Finger Phalangeal Joint, Right

    Includes:
    • Interphalangeal (IP) joint

  • 0RCV - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Left

  • 0RCU - Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Right

  • 0RC0 - Occipital-cervical Joint

  • 0RCK - Shoulder Joint, Left

    Includes:
    • Glenohumeral joint
    • Glenoid ligament (labrum)

  • 0RCJ - Shoulder Joint, Right

    Includes:
    • Glenohumeral joint
    • Glenoid ligament (labrum)

  • 0RCF - Sternoclavicular Joint, Left

  • 0RCE - Sternoclavicular Joint, Right

  • 0RCD - Temporomandibular Joint, Left

  • 0RCC - Temporomandibular Joint, Right

  • 0RC9 - Thoracic Vertebral Disc

  • 0RC6 - Thoracic Vertebral Joint

    Includes:
    • Costotransverse joint
    • Costovertebral joint
    • Thoracic facet joint

  • 0RCB - Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc

  • 0RCA - Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint

    Includes:
    • Thoracolumbar facet joint

  • 0RCP - Wrist Joint, Left

    Includes:
    • Distal radioulnar joint
    • Radiocarpal joint

  • 0RCN - Wrist Joint, Right

    Includes:
    • Distal radioulnar joint
    • Radiocarpal joint