3E1U38XBillable procedure code

Irrigation of Joints using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Administration·Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions·Table 3E1·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 3E1U38X describes Irrigation of Joints using Irrigating Substance, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic. This procedure is listed in table 3E1, part of Section 3 (Administration). Its root operation is Irrigation. The approach used is Percutaneous.

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What the code means

Irrigation: root operation

Putting in or on a cleansing substance

Percutaneous: approach

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