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0WCC3ZZ

0WCC3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Extirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Perc Approach

How 0WCC3ZZ 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.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. CRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0WCC3ZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 0WC93ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WC94ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WC9XZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Pleural Cavity, External Approach
  • 0WCB0ZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WCB3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WCB4ZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WCBXZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Pleural Cavity, External Approach
  • 0WCC0ZZExtirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0WCC3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WCC4ZZExtirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WCCXZZExtirpation of Matter from Mediastinum, External Approach
  • 0WCD0ZZExtirpation of Matter from Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WCD3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Pericardial Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WCD4ZZExtirpation of Matter from Pericardial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WCDXZZExtirpation of Matter from Pericardial Cavity, External Approach
  • 0WCG0ZZExtirpation of Matter from Peritoneal Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WCG3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Peritoneal Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026