3E0U3GCIntroduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Joints, Percutaneous Approach

Administration›Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions›Introduction

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS 3E0U3GC

CMS Source: FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026.

3E0U3GC is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Joints, Percutaneous Approach. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The root operation Introduction involves putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

3E0U3GC

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Joints, Percutaneous Approach

Parent Code

3E0

Short Description

Introduction of Oth Therap Subst into Joint, Perc Approach

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.

Position	Designation	Value	Meaning
1	Section	3	Administration
2	Body System	E	Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3	Operation	0	Introduction
4	BodySystem/Region	U	Joints
5	Approach	3	Percutaneous
6	Substance	G	Other Therapeutic Substance
7	Qualifier	C	Other Substance

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Closest ICD-9-PCS equivalents for 3E0U3GC under the General Equivalence Mappings.

81.92

Approximate match.

Code History

Replaced in the FY 2026 code set by:

3E0U4GC — Introduce of Oth Therap Subst into Joint, Perc Endo Approach
XW0U3XB — Introduce Peptide Bone Vd Fill in Jt, Perc, New Tech 11

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Questions About 3E0U3GC

Is 3E0U3GC a billable code?

Yes. 3E0U3GC is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Joints, Percutaneous Approach on inpatient claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What do the characters in 3E0U3GC mean?

3E0U3GC breaks down character by character: the 1st character 3 is the Section (Administration); the 2nd character E is the Body System (Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions); the 3rd character 0 is the Operation (Introduction); the 4th character U is the BodySystem/Region (Joints); the 5th character 3 is the Approach (Percutaneous); the 6th character G is the Substance (Other Therapeutic Substance); the 7th character C is the Qualifier (Other Substance).

What is the ICD-9-PCS equivalent of 3E0U3GC?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Joints, Percutaneous Approach crosswalks to ICD-9-PCS 81.92. The mapping is approximate, so confirm it fits the documentation.