ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  3 = Upper Arteries

Root Operation:


See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

  • 03N6 - Axillary Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Anterior circumflex humeral artery
    • Lateral thoracic artery
    • Posterior circumflex humeral artery
    • Subscapular artery
    • Superior thoracic artery
    • Thoracoacromial artery
  • 03N5 - Axillary Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Anterior circumflex humeral artery
    • Lateral thoracic artery
    • Posterior circumflex humeral artery
    • Subscapular artery
    • Superior thoracic artery
    • Thoracoacromial artery
  • 03N8 - Brachial Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Inferior ulnar collateral artery
    • Profunda brachii
    • Superior ulnar collateral artery
  • 03N7 - Brachial Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Inferior ulnar collateral artery
    • Profunda brachii
    • Superior ulnar collateral artery
  • 03NJ - Common Carotid Artery, Left

  • 03NH - Common Carotid Artery, Right

  • 03NN - External Carotid Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Ascending pharyngeal artery
    • Internal maxillary artery
    • Lingual artery
    • Maxillary artery
    • Occipital artery
    • Posterior auricular artery
    • Superior thyroid artery
  • 03NM - External Carotid Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Ascending pharyngeal artery
    • Internal maxillary artery
    • Lingual artery
    • Maxillary artery
    • Occipital artery
    • Posterior auricular artery
    • Superior thyroid artery
  • 03NR - Face Artery

    Includes:
    • Angular artery
    • Ascending palatine artery
    • External maxillary artery
    • Facial artery
    • Inferior labial artery
    • Submental artery
    • Superior labial artery
  • 03NF - Hand Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Deep palmar arch
    • Princeps pollicis artery
    • Radialis indicis
    • Superficial palmar arch
  • 03ND - Hand Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Deep palmar arch
    • Princeps pollicis artery
    • Radialis indicis
    • Superficial palmar arch
  • 03N2 - Innominate Artery

    Includes:
    • Brachiocephalic artery
    • Brachiocephalic trunk
  • 03NL - Internal Carotid Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Caroticotympanic artery
    • Carotid sinus
  • 03NK - Internal Carotid Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Caroticotympanic artery
    • Carotid sinus
  • 03N1 - Internal Mammary Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Anterior intercostal artery
    • Internal thoracic artery
    • Musculophrenic artery
    • Pericardiophrenic artery
    • Superior epigastric artery
  • 03N0 - Internal Mammary Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Anterior intercostal artery
    • Internal thoracic artery
    • Musculophrenic artery
    • Pericardiophrenic artery
    • Superior epigastric artery
  • 03NG - Intracranial Artery

    Includes:
    • Anterior cerebral artery
    • Anterior choroidal artery
    • Anterior communicating artery
    • Basilar artery
    • Circle of Willis
    • Internal carotid artery, intracranial portion
    • Middle cerebral artery
    • Middle meningeal artery, intracranial portion
    • Ophthalmic artery
    • Posterior cerebral artery
    • Posterior communicating artery
    • Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
    • Vertebral artery, intracranial portion
  • 03NC - Radial Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Radial recurrent artery
  • 03NB - Radial Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Radial recurrent artery
  • 03N4 - Subclavian Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Costocervical trunk
    • Dorsal scapular artery
    • Internal thoracic artery
  • 03N3 - Subclavian Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Costocervical trunk
    • Dorsal scapular artery
    • Internal thoracic artery
  • 03NT - Temporal Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Middle temporal artery
    • Superficial temporal artery
    • Transverse facial artery
  • 03NS - Temporal Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Middle temporal artery
    • Superficial temporal artery
    • Transverse facial artery
  • 03NV - Thyroid Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Cricothyroid artery
    • Hyoid artery
    • Sternocleidomastoid artery
    • Superior laryngeal artery
    • Superior thyroid artery
    • Thyrocervical trunk
  • 03NU - Thyroid Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Cricothyroid artery
    • Hyoid artery
    • Sternocleidomastoid artery
    • Superior laryngeal artery
    • Superior thyroid artery
    • Thyrocervical trunk
  • 03NA - Ulnar Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
    • Common interosseous artery
    • Posterior ulnar recurrent artery
  • 03N9 - Ulnar Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
    • Common interosseous artery
    • Posterior ulnar recurrent artery
  • 03NY - Upper Artery

    Includes:
    • Aortic intercostal artery
    • Bronchial artery
    • Esophageal artery
    • Subcostal artery
  • 03NQ - Vertebral Artery, Left

    Includes:
    • Anterior spinal artery
    • Posterior spinal artery
  • 03NP - Vertebral Artery, Right

    Includes:
    • Anterior spinal artery
    • Posterior spinal artery