03CH0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach
Extirpation of Matter from R Com Carotid, Open Approach
Axis Breakdown
Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System3 | Upper Arteries |
| 3 | Root OperationC | Extirpation Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part |
| 4 | Body PartH | Common Carotid Artery, Right |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)
Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.
The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 18 MS-DRGs:
- MDC 01 — Extracranial Procedures: DRG 037, DRG 038, DRG 039
- MDC 03 — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures: DRG 143, DRG 144, DRG 145
- MDC 05 — Other Vascular Procedures: DRG 252, DRG 253, DRG 254
- MDC 10 — Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures: DRG 628, DRG 629, DRG 630
- MDC 21 — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries: DRG 907, DRG 908, DRG 909
- MDC 24 — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma: DRG 957, DRG 958, DRG 959
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
03CC0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Radial Artery, Open Approach, 03CD0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Hand Artery, Open Approach, 03CF0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Hand Artery, Open Approach, 03CG0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Artery, Open Approach, 03CJ0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03CK0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03CL0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03CM0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right External Carotid Artery, Open Approach, +21 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
03CH3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03CH4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Carotid endarterectomy and stenting (Cardiovascular Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.
037N3ZZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 037N44Z — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N45Z — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N46Z — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N47Z — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N4DZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N4EZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N4FZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N4GZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 037N4ZZ — Dilation of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03QH0ZZ — Repair Right Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03QH3ZZ — Repair Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03QH4ZZ — Repair Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03QJ0ZZ — Repair Left Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03QJ3ZZ — Repair Left Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03QJ4ZZ — Repair Left Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03QK0ZZ — Repair Right Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach, 03QK3ZZ — Repair Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03QK4ZZ — Repair Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03QL0ZZ — Repair Left Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach, +425 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 03CH0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Run 03CH0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 03C[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Upper Arteries — Body System: Upper Arteries[Body System]: “Upper Arteries”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Extirpation — Operation: Extirpation[Operation]: “Extirpation”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation (18)
- DRG 037 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 038 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 039 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 143 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 144 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 145 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 252 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 253 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- and 10 more
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- CAR006 — Carotid endarterectomy and stenting[CCSR category]: “Carotid endarterectomy and stenting — Cardiovascular Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
MDC crossing · diagnoses (5924)
- MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
- MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
- A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- and 5919 more
Nearest codes
- 03C00ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C10ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C20ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Innominate Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C30ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Subclavian Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C40ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Subclavian Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C50ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C60ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Axillary Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 03C70ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Brachial Artery, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Change history
No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.
Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels