03CJ0ZZ

PCS Procedure

Extirpation of Matter from L Com Carotid, Open Approach

Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 03CJ0ZZ

03CJ0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 03C, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Arteries body system. Its root operation is Extirpation. The approach used is Open.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Upper Arteries
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
Open

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

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