06CC3ZZBillable procedure code

Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Iliac Vein, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical·Lower Veins·Table 06C·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 06CC3ZZ: Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Iliac Vein, Percutaneous Approach. Table 06C, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Veins body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Extirpation: root operation

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

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