ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 03 Upper Arteries › 03B Upper Arteries, Excision › 03BT4ZX
Excision of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4. Body Part Temporal Artery, Left
Also covers
- Middle temporal artery
- Superficial temporal artery
- Transverse facial artery
5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 03B00ZX | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B00ZZ | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03B03ZX | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B03ZZ | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 03B04ZX | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B04ZZ | Excision of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 03B10ZX | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B10ZZ | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach | Valid |
| 03B13ZX | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B13ZZ | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 03B14ZX | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 03B14ZZ | Excision of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |