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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation C
Medical and Surgical, Head and Facial Bones, 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:
  N = Head and Facial Bones

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

  • 0NCG - Ethmoid Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0NCF - Ethmoid Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Cribriform plate

  • 0NC1 - Frontal Bone

    Includes:
    • Zygomatic process of frontal bone

  • 0NCX - Hyoid Bone

  • 0NCJ - Lacrimal Bone, Left

  • 0NCH - Lacrimal Bone, Right

  • 0NCV - Mandible, Left

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0NCT - Mandible, Right

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of mandible
    • Condyloid process
    • Mandibular notch
    • Mental foramen

  • 0NCR - Maxilla

    Includes:
    • Alveolar process of maxilla

  • 0NCB - Nasal Bone

    Includes:
    • Vomer of nasal septum

  • 0NC7 - Occipital Bone

    Includes:
    • Foramen magnum

  • 0NCQ - Orbit, Left

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0NCP - Orbit, Right

    Includes:
    • Bony orbit
    • Orbital portion of ethmoid bone
    • Orbital portion of frontal bone
    • Orbital portion of lacrimal bone
    • Orbital portion of maxilla
    • Orbital portion of palatine bone
    • Orbital portion of sphenoid bone
    • Orbital portion of zygomatic bone

  • 0NCL - Palatine Bone, Left

  • 0NCK - Palatine Bone, Right

  • 0NC4 - Parietal Bone, Left

  • 0NC3 - Parietal Bone, Right

  • 0NCC - Sphenoid Bone

    Includes:
    • Greater wing
    • Lesser wing
    • Optic foramen
    • Pterygoid process
    • Sella turcica

  • 0NC6 - Temporal Bone, Left

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0NC5 - Temporal Bone, Right

    Includes:
    • Mastoid process
    • Petrous part of temporal bone
    • Tympanic part of temporal bone
    • Zygomatic process of temporal bone

  • 0NCN - Zygomatic Bone, Left

  • 0NCM - Zygomatic Bone, Right