Irrigation of Indwelling Device using Irrigating Substance, External 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 Irrigation of Indwelling Device using Irrigating Substance, External 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 Irrigation

Putting in or on a cleansing substance

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

At a glance

Code: 3C1ZX8Z
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 3C1

Where this code sits

Section 3 Administration
Body system 3C Indwelling Device
Category 3C1 Administration, Indwelling Device, Irrigation
This code 3C1ZX8Z Irrigation of Indwelling Device using Irrigating Substance, External Approach

What each character means

3 Section Administration
C Body system Indwelling Device
1 Root operation Irrigation
Z Body System / Region None
X Approach External
8 Substance Irrigating Substance
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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