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Inpatient Procedure Code

031609JICD-10-PCS Code: Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach

Bypass L Axilla Art to R Extracran Art w Autol Vn, Open

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System3

Upper Arteries

3
Root Operation1

Bypass

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

4
Body Part6

Axillary Artery, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device9

Autologous Venous Tissue

7
QualifierJ

Extracranial Artery, Right

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 3 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

031209J — Bypass Innominate Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031309J — Bypass Right Subclavian Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031409J — Bypass Left Subclavian Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031509J — Bypass Right Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031H09J — Bypass Right Common Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031J09J — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031K09J — Bypass Right Internal Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031L09J — Bypass Left Internal Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, +2 more

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

03160AJ — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach, 03160JJ — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KJ — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160ZJ — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery, Open Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

031609B — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Left Lower Leg Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609C — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Bilateral Lower Leg Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609D — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609F — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Lower Arm Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609K — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Left Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609T — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Abdominal Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609V — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Superior Vena Cava with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031609W — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Lower Extremity Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, +10 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 031609J in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 031[PCS table]
  • Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical [Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
  • Upper Arteries — Body System: Upper Arteries [Body System]: “Upper Arteries”
  • Bypass — Operation: Bypass [Operation]: “Bypass”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 252 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 253 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 254 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1844)

  • MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • A36.81 — Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.50 — Meningococcal carditis, unspecified [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal carditis, unspecified — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.51 — Meningococcal endocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal endocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.52 — Meningococcal myocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal myocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.53 — Meningococcal pericarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal pericarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 1839 more

Nearest codes

  • 031209J — Bypass Innominate Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031309J — Bypass Right Subclavian Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031409J — Bypass Left Subclavian Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031509J — Bypass Right Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0316090 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Upper Arm Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0316091 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Left Upper Arm Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0316092 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Bilateral Upper Arm Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0316093 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Lower Arm Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.