ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Extremity Bursa And Ligament, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0MC9 includes procedures performed to remove solid matter from bursae and ligaments in the right upper extremity. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a clinician performs extirpation to extract nonviable material, foreign bodies, or organized debris from a bursa or ligament of the right upper extremity. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0MC9 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the specific extirpation procedure performed and supports clinical documentation accuracy.

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Upper Extremity Bursa And Ligament Extirpation Procedure Overview

This procedure group covers extirpation operations performed on bursae and ligaments of the right upper extremity. These procedures involve taking or cutting out solid matter, such as foreign material, debris, or organized hematoma, from the targeted bursa or ligament. They target the bursae and ligaments body system and accurate ICD-10-PCS coding ensures the inpatient record reflects the exact operation and supports appropriate reimbursement.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
M	Body System	Bursae and Ligaments
C	Operation	Extirpation
9	Body Part	Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Right

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Upper Extremity Bursa And Ligament Extirpation Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
M	Body System	Bursae and Ligaments
C	Operation	Extirpation
9	Body Part	Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Right

When to Use

Use a code from this group when the operative intent is removal of solid material from a bursa or ligament in the right upper extremity. Assign these codes for inpatient records when extirpation, rather than incision or drainage alone, is performed to extract organized or foreign material.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0MC90ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach
0MC93ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach
0MC94ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
958	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
959	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

A 68-year-old patient with sudden onset severe swelling, erythema, and focal fluctuance over the lateral aspect of the right elbow after a fall. Imaging and exam suggest an organized hematoma within the olecranon bursa with clotted material that cannot be evacuated by simple incision and drainage, so an open extirpation is performed to remove the solid clot and organized debris and to evacuate the bursal cavity. The patient is admitted for the procedure and postoperative monitoring due to anticoagulation status and comorbidities. Typical codes: 0MC90ZZ
A 45-year-old recreational athlete presents electively for persistent pain and mechanical catching of the right wrist after prior steroid injections; MRI shows organized fibrous debris within an extensor retinacular bursa. Conservative measures failed and the surgeon plans a minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic procedure to extract the organized material from the bursa to restore smooth tendon gliding. The patient is admitted for the planned inpatient extirpation using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. Typical codes: 0MC94ZZ
A 55-year-old patient with a history of a previous percutaneous drainage for an infected right shoulder subacromial bursa returns with recurrent localized pain and persistent foreign material suspected on ultrasound. Because prior less-invasive measures failed and residual organized debris or foreign body is suspected, a targeted percutaneous extirpation under imaging guidance is performed to remove the remaining solid material and resolve ongoing inflammation. The procedure is done inpatient due to prior infection and need for culture-directed therapy. Typical codes: 0MC93ZZ

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head And Neck Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC1-SHOULDER-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Bursa And Ligament Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC2-LEFT-SHOULDER-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Shoulder: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC3-ELBOW-BURSA-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Elbow Bursa And Ligament, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC4-LEFT-ELBOW-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Elbow Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC5-WRIST-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Wrist Bursa And Ligament, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC6-LEFT-WRIST-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Wrist Bursa And Ligament, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC7-HAND-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC8-LEFT-HAND-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Bursa And Ligament Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MCB-LEFT-UPPER-EXTREMITY-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Upper Extremity: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0MC90ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach
0MC93ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach
0MC94ZZ	Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
958	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC
959	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC

Showing 1–10 of 12

Typical Clinical Scenarios

A 68-year-old patient with sudden onset severe swelling, erythema, and focal fluctuance over the lateral aspect of the right elbow after a fall. Imaging and exam suggest an organized hematoma within the olecranon bursa with clotted material that cannot be evacuated by simple incision and drainage, so an open extirpation is performed to remove the solid clot and organized debris and to evacuate the bursal cavity. The patient is admitted for the procedure and postoperative monitoring due to anticoagulation status and comorbidities. Typical codes: 0MC90ZZ
A 45-year-old recreational athlete presents electively for persistent pain and mechanical catching of the right wrist after prior steroid injections; MRI shows organized fibrous debris within an extensor retinacular bursa. Conservative measures failed and the surgeon plans a minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic procedure to extract the organized material from the bursa to restore smooth tendon gliding. The patient is admitted for the planned inpatient extirpation using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. Typical codes: 0MC94ZZ
A 55-year-old patient with a history of a previous percutaneous drainage for an infected right shoulder subacromial bursa returns with recurrent localized pain and persistent foreign material suspected on ultrasound. Because prior less-invasive measures failed and residual organized debris or foreign body is suspected, a targeted percutaneous extirpation under imaging guidance is performed to remove the remaining solid material and resolve ongoing inflammation. The procedure is done inpatient due to prior infection and need for culture-directed therapy. Typical codes: 0MC93ZZ

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head And Neck Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC1-SHOULDER-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Bursa And Ligament Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC2-LEFT-SHOULDER-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Shoulder: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC3-ELBOW-BURSA-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Elbow Bursa And Ligament, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC4-LEFT-ELBOW-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Elbow Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC5-WRIST-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Wrist Bursa And Ligament, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC6-LEFT-WRIST-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Wrist Bursa And Ligament, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC7-HAND-BURSA-AND-LIGAMENT-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Bursa And Ligament: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MC8-LEFT-HAND-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Bursa And Ligament Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0MCB-LEFT-UPPER-EXTREMITY-EXTIRPATION

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Upper Extremity: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

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Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in the ICD-10-PCS 0MC9 code group?

What clinical action does an extirpation in this group describe?

How does accurate coding within 0MC9 affect inpatient documentation?

What body system, section, and operation attributes are assigned to 0MC9 codes?

Which DRG groups may relate to procedures coded from 0MC9?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in the ICD-10-PCS 0MC9 code group?

What clinical action does an extirpation in this group describe?

How does accurate coding within 0MC9 affect inpatient documentation?

What body system, section, and operation attributes are assigned to 0MC9 codes?

Which DRG groups may relate to procedures coded from 0MC9?

References