ICD-10-PCS Body System: ICD-10-PCS Body System 04 - Lower Arteries

The ICD-10-PCS root operations for the Lower Arteries within the Medical and Surgical section encompass a range of procedures targeting the arteries of the lower body. These operations define various ways medical professionals treat, modify, or examine these critical blood vessels.

For example, the root operation Bypass (Code 041) involves altering the route of blood flow through the artery. Destruction (045) refers to physically eradicating part or all of a vessel using energy or force. Dilation (047) expands the vessel lumen, while Drainage (049) allows fluids or gases to be released. Cutting procedures like Excision (04B) remove a portion of the artery, and Extirpation (04C) extracts solid matter from it. Implant-related operations include Insertion (04H) of devices and Replacement (04R) of parts with biological or synthetic material. Additionally, Occlusion (04L) completely closes the artery lumen, whereas Restriction (04V) partially closes it. These examples demonstrate the diverse interventions captured by lower artery codes, reflecting the complex vascular procedures coded in ICD-10-PCS.

List of ICD-10-PCS procedures under ICD-10-PCS Body System 04 - Lower Arteries

• 041 - Bypass - Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

• 045 - Destruction - Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force or a destructive agent

• 047 - Dilation - Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

• 049 - Drainage - Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

• 04B - Excision - Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

• 04C - Extirpation - Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

• 04F - Fragmentation - Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

• 04H - Insertion - Putting in a non-biological appliance that monitors, assists, performs or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

• 04J - Inspection - Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

• 04L - Occlusion - Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

• 04N - Release - Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force

• 04P - Removal - Taking out or off a device from a body part

• 04Q - Repair - Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

• 04R - Replacement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

• 04S - Reposition - Moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

• 04U - Supplement - Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a body part

• 04V - Restriction - Partially closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

• 04W - Revision - Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device