039N3ZX
Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
Drainage of L Ext Carotid, Perc Approach, Diagn
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 PartN | External Carotid Artery, Left |
| 5 | Approach3 | Percutaneous |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierX | Diagnostic |
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
039J3ZX — Drainage of Left Common Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039K3ZX — Drainage of Right Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039L3ZX — Drainage of Left Internal Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039M3ZX — Drainage of Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039P3ZX — Drainage of Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039Q3ZX — Drainage of Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039R3ZX — Drainage of Face Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 039S3ZX — Drainage of Right Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, +21 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
039N0ZX — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 039N4ZX — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
Same operation — other Qualifier
Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.
039N3ZZ — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 039N3ZX 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]
- [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]”
Nearest codes
- 03903ZX — Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03913ZX — Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03923ZX — Drainage of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03933ZX — Drainage of Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03943ZX — Drainage of Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03953ZX — Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03963ZX — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 03973ZX — Drainage of Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.