Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 3E0G3BZ

Introduction of Anesthetic Agent into Upper GI, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
3E0G3BZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Introduction of Anesthetic Agent into Up GI, Perc Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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3E0G3BZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of introduction of anesthetic agent into upper gi, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

3E0G3BZ 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 administration section and is part of the physiological systems and anatomical regions body system, classified under introduction operation. The applicable bodysystem/region for this procedure code is upper gi.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 3 Administration
2 Body System E Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3 Operation 0 Introduction

Involves:
Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products

4 BodySystem/Region G Upper GI  
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6 Substance B Anesthetic Agent
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

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

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 Introduction Upper GI

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.