ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 04 Lower Arteries › 049 Lower Arteries, Drainage › 049B4ZX
Drainage of Inferior Mesenteric 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 Drainage of Inferior Mesenteric 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 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 Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Also covers
- Sigmoid artery
- Superior rectal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 049000Z | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 04900ZX | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 04900ZZ | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach | Valid |
| 049030Z | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 04903ZX | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 04903ZZ | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 049040Z | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 04904ZX | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 04904ZZ | Drainage of Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 049100Z | Drainage of Celiac Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 04910ZX | Drainage of Celiac Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 04910ZZ | Drainage of Celiac Artery, Open Approach | Valid |