Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 3E1Q38X

Irrigation of Cranial Cavity and Brain using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
3E1Q38X
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Irrigate Cran Cav/Brain w Irrigat, Perc, Diagn
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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3E1Q38X is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of irrigation of cranial cavity and brain using irrigating substance, percutaneous approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

3E1Q38X 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 cranial cavity and brain.

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 Q Cranial Cavity and Brain  
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 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 Cranial Cavity and Brain

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.