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Inpatient Procedure Code

039N30ZICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

Drainage of L Ext Carotid with Drain Dev, Perc 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.

PositionValueMeaning
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 PartN

External Carotid Artery, Left

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

039J30Z — Drainage of Left Common Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039K30Z — Drainage of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039L30Z — Drainage of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039M30Z — Drainage of Right External Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039P30Z — Drainage of Right Vertebral Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039Q30Z — Drainage of Left Vertebral Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039R30Z — Drainage of Face Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 039S30Z — Drainage of Right Temporal Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, +21 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

039N00Z — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 039N40Z — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

039N3ZZ — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 039N30Z 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

  • 039030Z — Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039130Z — Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039230Z — Drainage of Innominate Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039330Z — Drainage of Right Subclavian Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039430Z — Drainage of Left Subclavian Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039530Z — Drainage of Right Axillary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039630Z — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 039730Z — Drainage of Right Brachial Artery with Drainage Device, Percutaneous 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.