Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0WCC - Mediastinum

  • Open Approach

    Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 0WCC0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Open Approach

  • Percutaneous Approach

    Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 0WCC3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Perc Approach

  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

    • No Device
      • 0WCC4ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Perc Endo Approach

  • External Approach

    Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

    • No Device
      • 0WCCXZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, External Approach