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Inpatient Procedure Code

0DCJ8ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Endo

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.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemD

Gastrointestinal System

3
Root OperationC

Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

4
Body PartJ

Appendix

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 3 MS-DRGs:

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.

0DCE8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCF8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Right Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCG8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Left Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCH8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Cecum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCK8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCL8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Transverse Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCM8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DCN8ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Sigmoid Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0DCJ0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Open Approach, 0DCJ3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Percutaneous Approach, 0DCJ4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0DCJ7ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Lower GI therapeutic procedures, NEC (excluding open and laparoscopic) (Gastrointestinal System 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.

0D7P7ZZ — Dilation of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0D7P8DZ — Dilation of Rectum with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0D7P8ZZ — Dilation of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0D7Q3DZ — Dilation of Anus with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0D7Q3ZZ — Dilation of Anus, Percutaneous Approach, 0D7Q7DZ — Dilation of Anus with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0D7Q7ZZ — Dilation of Anus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0D7Q8DZ — Dilation of Anus with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0D7Q8ZZ — Dilation of Anus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0D8R3ZZ — Division of Anal Sphincter, Percutaneous Approach, 0DFB3ZZ — Fragmentation in Ileum, Percutaneous Approach, 0DFB7ZZ — Fragmentation in Ileum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0DFB8ZZ — Fragmentation in Ileum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DFBXZZ — Fragmentation in Ileum, External Approach, 0DFE3ZZ — Fragmentation in Large Intestine, Percutaneous Approach, 0DFE7ZZ — Fragmentation in Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0DFE8ZZ — Fragmentation in Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0DFEXZZ — Fragmentation in Large Intestine, External Approach, 0DFF3ZZ — Fragmentation in Right Large Intestine, Percutaneous Approach, 0DFF7ZZ — Fragmentation in Right Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, +421 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0DCJ8ZZ 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 0DCJ8ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1195)

  • MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive 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
  • A00.0 — Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A00.1 — Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A00.9 — Cholera, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera, unspecified — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A02.0 — Salmonella enteritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella enteritis — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A03.0 — Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 1190 more

Nearest codes

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