0WC3XZZ
0WC3XZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Extirpate of Matter from Oral Cav & Throat, Extern Approach
How 0WC3XZZ is built
Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
- WBody systemWhich system it acts on
- CRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 3Body partThe specific site
- XApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 0WC3XZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 0WC10ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cranial Cavity, Open Approach
- 0WC13ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WC14ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WC1XZZExtirpation of Matter from Cranial Cavity, External Approach
- 0WC30ZZExtirpation of Matter from Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach
- 0WC33ZZExtirpation of Matter from Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WC34ZZExtirpation of Matter from Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WC3XZZExtirpation of Matter from Oral Cavity and Throat, External Approach
- 0WC40ZZExtirpation of Matter from Upper Jaw, Open Approach
- 0WC43ZZExtirpation of Matter from Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WC44ZZExtirpation of Matter from Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WC50ZZExtirpation of Matter from Lower Jaw, Open Approach
- 0WC53ZZExtirpation of Matter from Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WC54ZZExtirpation of Matter from Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WC90ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
- 0WC93ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach