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Inpatient Procedure Code

03160KD

Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Bypass L Axilla Art to Up Arm Vein w Nonaut Sub, 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
DeviceK

Nonautologous Tissue Substitute

7
QualifierD

Upper Arm Vein

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.

03120KD — Bypass Innominate Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03130KD — Bypass Right Subclavian Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03140KD — Bypass Left Subclavian Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03150KD — Bypass Right Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03170KD — Bypass Right Brachial Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03180KD — Bypass Left Brachial Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

031609D — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 03160AD — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach, 03160JD — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 03160ZD — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein, Open Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

03160K8 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Bilateral Upper Leg Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160K9 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Lower Leg Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KB — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Left Lower Leg Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KC — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Bilateral Lower Leg Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KF — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Lower Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KJ — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KK — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Left Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 03160KT — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Abdominal Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, +10 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 03160KD 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]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

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

  • 03120KD — Bypass Innominate Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03130KD — Bypass Right Subclavian Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03140KD — Bypass Left Subclavian Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03150KD — Bypass Right Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031609D — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03160AD — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03160JD — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Upper Arm Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 03160K0 — Bypass Left Axillary Artery to Right Upper Arm Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]

Change history

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