Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 3E1B78X

Irrigation of Ear using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
3E1B78X
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Irrigation of Ear using Irrigat, Via Opening, Diagn
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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3E1B78X is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of irrigation of ear using irrigating substance, via natural or artificial opening, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

3E1B78X 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 irrigation operation. The applicable bodysystem/region for this procedure code is ear.

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

Involves:
Putting in or on a cleansing substance

4 BodySystem/Region B Ear  
5 Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6 Substance 8 Irrigating Substance
7 Qualifier X Diagnostic

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 Irrigation Ear

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.