041K3JQBypass Right Femoral Artery to Lower Extremity Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical›Lower Arteries›Bypass
  • Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-PCS 041K3JQ
CMS Source: FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

041K3JQ is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Bypass Right Femoral Artery to Lower Extremity Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRGs 252, 253, 254. The root operation Bypass involves altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this procedure falls under Peripheral arterial bypass procedures.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code
041K3JQ
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Bypass Right Femoral Artery to Lower Extremity Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach
Short Description
Bypass R Fem Art to Low Ex Art with Synth Sub, Perc Approach
Parent Code
041

PCS Table Breakdown

Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.

PositionDesignationValueMeaning
1Section0Medical and Surgical
2Body System4Lower Arteries
3Operation1Bypass
4BodyPartKFemoral Artery, Right
5Approach3Percutaneous
6DeviceJSynthetic Substitute
7QualifierQLower Extremity Artery

In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index

These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:

Deep femoral artery
Anatomy or device term that leads here
Circumflex iliac artery
Anatomy or device term that leads here
External pudendal artery
Anatomy or device term that leads here
Bypass, Artery, Femoral, Right
Leads to this code's table
Descending genicular artery
Anatomy or device term that leads here
Superficial epigastric artery
Anatomy or device term that leads here

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Clinical Classification (CCSR)

AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.

CAR014
Peripheral arterial bypass procedures
Clinical domain: Cardiovascular Procedures

Code History

Replaces previously assigned code(s):
  • 041K4JQ — Bypass R Fem Art to Low Ex Art w Synth Sub, Perc Endo
Replaced in the FY 2027 code set by:
  • X2KH3D9 — Bypass R Fem Art w Fem Vn SFA Conduit, Perc, New Tech 9
  • X2KH3E9 — Bypass R Fem Art w Fem Vn Popl Conduit, Perc, New Tech 9

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Questions About 041K3JQ

Is 041K3JQ a billable code?

Yes. This is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Bypass Right Femoral Artery to Lower Extremity Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach on inpatient claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What do the characters in 041K3JQ mean?

The code breaks down character by character: the 1st character 0 is the Section (Medical and Surgical); the 2nd character 4 is the Body System (Lower Arteries); the 3rd character 1 is the Operation (Bypass); the 4th character K is the BodyPart (Femoral Artery, Right); the 5th character 3 is the Approach (Percutaneous); the 6th character J is the Device (Synthetic Substitute); the 7th character Q is the Qualifier (Lower Extremity Artery).

What MS-DRG does 041K3JQ group to?

On an inpatient stay, Bypass Right Femoral Artery to Lower Extremity Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach maps to MS-DRGs 252, 253, 254, with relative weights from 1.7961 to 3.4822. The MS-DRG sets the fixed Medicare payment for the stay.