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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation C
Medical and Surgical, Endocrine System, 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:
  G = Endocrine System

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

  • 0GC2 - Adrenal Gland, Left

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0GC3 - Adrenal Gland, Right

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0GC4 - Adrenal Glands, Bilateral

    Includes:
    • Suprarenal gland

  • 0GCD - Aortic Body

  • 0GC8 - Carotid Bodies, Bilateral

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0GC6 - Carotid Body, Left

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0GC7 - Carotid Body, Right

    Includes:
    • Carotid glomus

  • 0GCB - Coccygeal Glomus

    Includes:
    • Coccygeal body

  • 0GCC - Glomus Jugulare

    Includes:
    • Jugular body

  • 0GCP - Inferior Parathyroid Gland, Left

  • 0GCN - Inferior Parathyroid Gland, Right

  • 0GC9 - Para-aortic Body

  • 0GCF - Paraganglion Extremity

  • 0GCR - Parathyroid Gland

  • 0GCQ - Parathyroid Glands, Multiple

  • 0GC1 - Pineal Body

  • 0GC0 - Pituitary Gland

    Includes:
    • Adenohypophysis
    • Hypophysis
    • Neurohypophysis

  • 0GCM - Superior Parathyroid Gland, Left

  • 0GCL - Superior Parathyroid Gland, Right

  • 0GCK - Thyroid Gland

  • 0GCG - Thyroid Gland Lobe, Left

  • 0GCH - Thyroid Gland Lobe, Right