Control Bleeding in Right Lower Arm, Open Approach

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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Control Bleeding in Right Lower Arm, Open 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 Control

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

For example

Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
0X320ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Open Approach	Valid
0X323ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0X324ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0X330ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Open Approach	Valid
0X333ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0X334ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0X340ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Axilla, Open Approach	Valid
0X343ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Axilla, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0X344ZZ	Control Bleeding in Right Axilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0X350ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Axilla, Open Approach	Valid
0X353ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Axilla, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0X354ZZ	Control Bleeding in Left Axilla, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0X3D0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0X3

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0X Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
Category 0X3 Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities, Control
This code 0X3D0ZZ Control Bleeding in Right Lower Arm, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
X Body system Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
3 Root operation Control
D Body Part Lower Arm, Right
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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