ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 03 Upper Arteries › 03F Upper Arteries, Fragmentation › 03FY3ZZ

03FY3ZZ

Fragmentation of Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2021 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.

  1. FY2021 Added to the code set Fragmentation of Upper Artery, Percutaneous Approach

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 Fragmentation

Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out

For example

  • Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

4. Body Part Upper Artery

Also covers

  • Aortic intercostal artery
  • Bronchial artery
  • Esophageal artery
  • Subcostal artery

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
03F23Z0 Fragmentation of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F23ZZ Fragmentation of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03F33Z0 Fragmentation of Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F33ZZ Fragmentation of Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03F43Z0 Fragmentation of Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F43ZZ Fragmentation of Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03F53Z0 Fragmentation of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F53ZZ Fragmentation of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03F63Z0 Fragmentation of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F63ZZ Fragmentation of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
03F73Z0 Fragmentation of Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic Valid
03F73ZZ Fragmentation of Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid