00CG3ZZ

PCS Procedure

Extirpation of Matter from Optic Nerve, Perc Approach

Extirpation of Matter from Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 00CG3ZZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 00CG3ZZ describes Extirpation of Matter from Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach. This procedure is listed in table 00C, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Extirpation. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
Root Operation: Extirpation

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Extirpation

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

Approach · Approach

Percutaneous

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

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00CG0ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Optic Nerve, Open Approach

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00CG4ZZ

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