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Irrigation of Cranial Cavity and Brain using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous 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 Irrigation of Cranial Cavity and Brain using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous 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 Irrigation
Putting in or on a cleansing substance
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3E1038X | Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E1038Z | Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 3E10X8X | Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E10X8Z | Irrigation of Skin and Mucous Membranes using Irrigating Substance | Valid |
| 3E1938X | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E1938Z | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 3E1978X | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E1978Z | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 3E1988X | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E1988Z | Irrigation of Nose using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 3E1B38X | Irrigation of Ear using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 3E1B38Z | Irrigation of Ear using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |