Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 031K0ZJ

Bypass Right Internal Carotid Artery to Right Extracranial Artery, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
031K0ZJ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Bypass R Int Carotid to R Extracran Art, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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031K0ZJ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

031K0ZJ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the upper arteries body system, classified under bypass operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is internal carotid artery, right.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 3 Upper Arteries
3 Operation 1 Bypass

Involves:
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

Explanation:
Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device

Includes:
  • Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation
4 BodyPart K Internal Carotid Artery, Right Includes:
  • Caroticotympanic artery
  • Carotid sinus
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier J Extracranial Artery, Right

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Bypass Internal Carotid Artery, Right

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.