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Inpatient Procedure Code

031J0KYICD-10-PCS Code: Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Bypass L Com Carotid to Up Art 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 PartJ

Common Carotid Artery, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceK

Nonautologous Tissue Substitute

7
QualifierY

Upper Artery

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 25 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.

03120KY — Bypass Innominate Artery to Upper Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 031H0KY — Bypass Right Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

031J09Y — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach, 031J0AY — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach, 031J0JY — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 031J0ZY — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery, Open Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

031J0KG — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Intracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 031J0KJ — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 031J0KK — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Left Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 031J0KY 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 (25)

  • DRG 037 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 038 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 039 — EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Extracranial Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 166 — OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures (MDC 04)”
  • DRG 167 — OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures (MDC 04)”
  • DRG 168 — OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures (MDC 04)”
  • DRG 209 — COMPLEX AORTIC ARCH PROCEDURES [MS-DRG]: “COMPLEX AORTIC ARCH PROCEDURES — Complex Aortic Arch Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 252 — OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Vascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • and 17 more

MDC crossing · diagnoses (5161)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous 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.”
  • MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory 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.”
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 5156 more

Nearest codes

  • 03120KY — Bypass Innominate Artery to Upper Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031H0KY — Bypass Right Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J09Y — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J0AY — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J0JY — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Upper Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J0KG — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Intracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J0KJ — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 031J0KK — Bypass Left Common Carotid Artery to Left Extracranial Artery with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.