1. Home
  2. ICD-10-PCS
  3. Upper Veins, Extirpation

ICD-10-PCS Root Operation C
Medical and Surgical, Upper Veins, 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:
  5 = Upper Veins

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

  • 05C8 - Axillary Vein, Left

  • 05C7 - Axillary Vein, Right

  • 05C0 - Azygos Vein

    Includes:
    • Right ascending lumbar vein
    • Right subcostal vein

  • 05CC - Basilic Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Median antebrachial vein
    • Median cubital vein

  • 05CB - Basilic Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Median antebrachial vein
    • Median cubital vein

  • 05CA - Brachial Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Radial vein
    • Ulnar vein

  • 05C9 - Brachial Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Radial vein
    • Ulnar vein

  • 05CF - Cephalic Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Accessory cephalic vein

  • 05CD - Cephalic Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Accessory cephalic vein

  • 05CQ - External Jugular Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Posterior auricular vein

  • 05CP - External Jugular Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Posterior auricular vein

  • 05CV - Face Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Angular vein
    • Anterior facial vein
    • Common facial vein
    • Deep facial vein
    • Frontal vein
    • Posterior facial (retromandibular) vein
    • Supraorbital vein

  • 05CT - Face Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Angular vein
    • Anterior facial vein
    • Common facial vein
    • Deep facial vein
    • Frontal vein
    • Posterior facial (retromandibular) vein
    • Supraorbital vein

  • 05CH - Hand Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Dorsal metacarpal vein
    • Palmar (volar) digital vein
    • Palmar (volar) metacarpal vein
    • Superficial palmar venous arch
    • Volar (palmar) digital vein
    • Volar (palmar) metacarpal vein

  • 05CG - Hand Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Dorsal metacarpal vein
    • Palmar (volar) digital vein
    • Palmar (volar) metacarpal vein
    • Superficial palmar venous arch
    • Volar (palmar) digital vein
    • Volar (palmar) metacarpal vein

  • 05C1 - Hemiazygos Vein

    Includes:
    • Left ascending lumbar vein
    • Left subcostal vein

  • 05C4 - Innominate Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Brachiocephalic vein
    • Inferior thyroid vein

  • 05C3 - Innominate Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Brachiocephalic vein
    • Inferior thyroid vein

  • 05CN - Internal Jugular Vein, Left

  • 05CM - Internal Jugular Vein, Right

  • 05CL - Intracranial Vein

    Includes:
    • Anterior cerebral vein
    • Basal (internal) cerebral vein
    • Dural venous sinus
    • Great cerebral vein
    • Inferior cerebellar vein
    • Inferior cerebral vein
    • Internal (basal) cerebral vein
    • Middle cerebral vein
    • Ophthalmic vein
    • Superior cerebellar vein
    • Superior cerebral vein

  • 05C6 - Subclavian Vein, Left

  • 05C5 - Subclavian Vein, Right

  • 05CY - Upper Vein

  • 05CS - Vertebral Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Deep cervical vein
    • Suboccipital venous plexus

  • 05CR - Vertebral Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Deep cervical vein
    • Suboccipital venous plexus