0LCM3ZZ

PCS Procedure

Extirpation of Matter from L Up Leg Tendon, Perc Approach

Extirpation of Matter from Left Upper Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0LCM3ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0LCM3ZZ: Extirpation of Matter from Left Upper Leg Tendon, Percutaneous Approach. Table 0LC, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Tendons body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Tendons
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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