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039G3ZX

Drainage of Intracranial Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Intracranial Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part Intracranial Artery

Also covers

  • Anterior cerebral artery
  • Anterior choroidal artery
  • Anterior communicating artery
  • Basilar artery
  • Circle of Willis
  • Internal carotid artery, intracranial portion
  • Middle cerebral artery
  • Middle meningeal artery, intracranial portion

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
039000Z Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
03900ZX Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03900ZZ Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid
039030Z Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03903ZX Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03903ZZ Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
039040Z Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
03904ZX Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03904ZZ Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
039100Z Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
03910ZX Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
03910ZZ Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach Valid