Version 2025
Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0CDXXZ2

Extraction of Lower Tooth, All, External Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0CDXXZ2
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Extraction of Lower Tooth, All, External Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0CDXXZ2 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of extraction of lower tooth, all, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force. Procedure code explanation: the qualifier diagnostic is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies dilation and curettage, vein stripping

0CDXXZ2 PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the mouth and throat body system, classified under extraction operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lower tooth.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System C Mouth and Throat
3 Operation D Extraction

Involves:
Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify extraction procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Dilation and curettage, vein stripping
4 BodyPart X Lower Tooth  
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier 2 All

Clinical Classification

  • Clinical Category is Dental procedures

  • CCSR Category Code: ENT015
  • Clinical Domain is Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures - ENT contains 17 categories that include procedures performed on the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) as well as the head and neck, such as myringotomy, frenectomy, and tonsillectomy as well as diagnostic audiology.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Extraction Lower Tooth


What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.