03CU4ZZ

PCS Procedure

Extirpation of Matter from R Thyroid Art, Perc Endo Approach

Extirpation of Matter from Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 03CU4ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 03CU4ZZ: Extirpation of Matter from Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 03C, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Arteries body system. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

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
Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

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