03953ZZ

PCS Procedure

Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach

Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 03953ZZ

03953ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Drainage of Right Axillary Artery, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 039, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Upper Arteries body system. Its root operation is Drainage. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Upper Arteries
Root Operation
Drainage

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes