0FCF8ZZBillable procedure code

Extirpation of Matter from Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical·Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas·Table 0FC·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0FCF8ZZ: Extirpation of Matter from Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. Table 0FC, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.

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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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic: approach

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure