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Inpatient Procedure Code

039T4ZX

Drainage of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Drainage of Left Temporal Artery, Perc Endo 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.

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 PartT

Temporal Artery, Left

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 22 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.

039N4ZX — Drainage of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039P4ZX — Drainage of Right Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039Q4ZX — Drainage of Left Vertebral Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039R4ZX — Drainage of Face Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039S4ZX — Drainage of Right Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039U4ZX — Drainage of Right Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039V4ZX — Drainage of Left Thyroid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 039Y4ZX — Drainage of Upper Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, +21 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

039T0ZX — Drainage of Left Temporal Artery, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 039T3ZX — Drainage of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

039T4ZZ — Drainage of Left Temporal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 039T4ZX 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]”

MS-DRG participation (22)

  • DRG 040 — PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 041 — PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUROSTIMULATOR [MS-DRG]: “PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUROSTIMULATOR — Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 042 — PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures (MDC 01)”
  • DRG 115 — EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT [MS-DRG]: “EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT — Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit (MDC 02)”
  • DRG 143 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”
  • DRG 144 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”
  • DRG 145 — OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures (MDC 03)”
  • 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)”
  • and 14 more

MDC crossing · diagnoses (7954)

  • 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 02 — Diseases and Disorders of the Eye [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Eye — 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 7949 more

Nearest codes

  • 03904ZX — Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03914ZX — Drainage of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03924ZX — Drainage of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03934ZX — Drainage of Right Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03944ZX — Drainage of Left Subclavian Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03954ZX — Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03964ZX — Drainage of Left Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 03974ZX — Drainage of Right Brachial Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]

Change history

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