ICD-10-PCS Tabular Index · Section 0 · FY 2026 03C

03C Extirpation - Upper Arteries ICD-10-PCS

The 03C code range contains 100 ICD-10-PCS codes for Extirpation procedures on the upper arteries. 99 of the codes are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission in fiscal year 2026.

✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 datasetEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
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Procedure Codes
99
Billable Codes
03C
Characters 1–3
03
Parent Body System

Root Operation Definition

Extirpation: Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

ICD-10-PCS

Codes in the 03C Range 100 codes · 99 billable

100 of 100 shown
  • 03C Upper Arteries, ExtirpationNon-billable header
  • 03C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Innominate Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Subclavian Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C40ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Subclavian Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C43ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C44ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C50ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C53ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C54ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C60ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Axillary Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C63ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C64ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C70ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Brachial Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C73ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C74ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C80ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Brachial Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C83ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C84ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03C90ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ulnar Artery, Open Approach
  • 03C93ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ulnar Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03C94ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Ulnar Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CA0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ulnar Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CA3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ulnar Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CA4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Ulnar Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CB0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Radial Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CB3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Radial Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CB4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Radial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CC0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Radial Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CC3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Radial Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CC4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Radial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CD0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Hand Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CD3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Hand Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CD4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Hand Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CF0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Hand Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CF3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Hand Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CF4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Hand Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CG0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CG3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CG3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CG4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Intracranial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CH0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CH3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CH3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CH4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CJ0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CJ3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CJ3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CJ4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CK0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CK3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CK3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CK4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CL0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CL3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CL3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CL4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CM0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right External Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CM3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Right External Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CM3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CM4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CN0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CN3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Left External Carotid Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CN3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CN4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CP0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Vertebral Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CP3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Right Vertebral Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CP3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CP4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CQ0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Vertebral Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CQ3Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Left Vertebral Artery using Stent Retriever, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CQ3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CQ4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CR0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Face Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CR3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Face Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CR4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Face Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CS0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Temporal Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CS3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CS4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CT0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CT3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CT4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CU0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Thyroid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CU3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CU4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CV0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Thyroid Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CV3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CV4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 03CY0ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Artery, Open Approach
  • 03CY3ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach
  • 03CY4ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Upper Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About the 03C Code Range

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Extirpation (code 03C) involves the removal of solid matter, such as a thrombus or embolus, from a body part. In the context of the Medical and Surgical section, this procedure specifically targets the Upper Arteries.

Extirpation is performed to clear blood vessels and restore proper blood flow. The provided codes demonstrate the range of arteries where this operation may be applied, including the Right and Left Internal Mammary Artery, Subclavian Arteries, Carotid Arteries, and more peripheral vessels like the Radial and Ulnar Arteries. Approaches vary from Open surgery to minimally invasive techniques such as Percutaneous or Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. For example, code 03C00ZZ denotes extirpation from the right internal mammary artery via open approach, while 03CK3Z7 describes percutaneous extirpation of a clot from the right internal carotid artery using a stent retriever device. This specificity aids accurate coding of arterial extirpation procedures and helps capture the precise method and location of treatment.

Questions About This Page

How many billable codes are in the 03C range?

Of the 100 codes in this range, 99 are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Table header codes group them but cannot be reported on claims.

What does the 03C range classify?

The range classifies Extirpation procedures, taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part, performed on the upper arteries. Each code adds the body part, approach, device, and qualifier in characters four through seven, and links to its own reference page.

Related References

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Source: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS order file and code tables, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.