03960ZZICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Open Approach
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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System3 | Upper Arteries |
| 3 | Root Operation9 | Drainage Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part |
| 4 | Body Part6 | Axillary Artery, Left |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
03920ZZ — Drainage of Innominate Artery, Open Approach, 03930ZZ — Drainage of Right Subclavian Artery, Open Approach, 03940ZZ — Drainage of Left Subclavian Artery, Open Approach, 03950ZZ — Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Open Approach, 03970ZZ — Drainage of Right Brachial Artery, Open Approach, 03980ZZ — Drainage of Left Brachial Artery, Open Approach, 03990ZZ — Drainage of Right Ulnar Artery, Open Approach, 039A0ZZ — Drainage of Left Ulnar Artery, Open Approach, +21 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
03963ZZ — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03964ZZ — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same operation — other Device
Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.
039600Z — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach
Same operation — other Qualifier
Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.
03960ZX — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 03960ZZ 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
- 039[PCS table]
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical [Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
- Upper Arteries — Body System: Upper Arteries [Body System]: “Upper Arteries”
- Drainage — Operation: Drainage [Operation]: “Drainage”
Nearest codes
- 03900ZZ — Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03910ZZ — Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03920ZZ — Drainage of Innominate Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03930ZZ — Drainage of Right Subclavian Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03940ZZ — Drainage of Left Subclavian Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03950ZZ — Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 039600Z — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach [One axis away]
- 03960ZX — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic [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.