ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  3 = Upper Arteries

Root Operation:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

Occlusion

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

• 03L6 - Axillary Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Anterior circumflex humeral artery
  • Lateral thoracic artery
  • Posterior circumflex humeral artery
  • Subscapular artery
  • Superior thoracic artery
  • Thoracoacromial artery

• 03L5 - Axillary Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Anterior circumflex humeral artery
  • Lateral thoracic artery
  • Posterior circumflex humeral artery
  • Subscapular artery
  • Superior thoracic artery
  • Thoracoacromial artery

• 03L8 - Brachial Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Inferior ulnar collateral artery
  • Profunda brachii
  • Superior ulnar collateral artery

• 03L7 - Brachial Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Inferior ulnar collateral artery
  • Profunda brachii
  • Superior ulnar collateral artery

• 03LJ - Common Carotid Artery, Left

• 03LH - Common Carotid Artery, Right

• 03LN - External Carotid Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Ascending pharyngeal artery
  • Internal maxillary artery
  • Lingual artery
  • Maxillary artery
  • Occipital artery
  • Posterior auricular artery
  • Superior thyroid artery

• 03LM - External Carotid Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Ascending pharyngeal artery
  • Internal maxillary artery
  • Lingual artery
  • Maxillary artery
  • Occipital artery
  • Posterior auricular artery
  • Superior thyroid artery

• 03LR - Face Artery

  Includes:

  • Angular artery
  • Ascending palatine artery
  • External maxillary artery
  • Facial artery
  • Inferior labial artery
  • Submental artery
  • Superior labial artery

• 03LF - Hand Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Deep palmar arch
  • Princeps pollicis artery
  • Radialis indicis
  • Superficial palmar arch

• 03LD - Hand Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Deep palmar arch
  • Princeps pollicis artery
  • Radialis indicis
  • Superficial palmar arch

• 03L2 - Innominate Artery

  Includes:

  • Brachiocephalic artery
  • Brachiocephalic trunk

• 03LL - Internal Carotid Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Caroticotympanic artery
  • Carotid sinus

• 03LK - Internal Carotid Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Caroticotympanic artery
  • Carotid sinus

• 03L1 - Internal Mammary Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Anterior intercostal artery
  • Internal thoracic artery
  • Musculophrenic artery
  • Pericardiophrenic artery
  • Superior epigastric artery

• 03L0 - Internal Mammary Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Anterior intercostal artery
  • Internal thoracic artery
  • Musculophrenic artery
  • Pericardiophrenic artery
  • Superior epigastric artery

• 03LG - 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

• 03LC - Radial Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Radial recurrent artery

• 03LB - Radial Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Radial recurrent artery

• 03L4 - Subclavian Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Costocervical trunk
  • Dorsal scapular artery
  • Internal thoracic artery

• 03L3 - Subclavian Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Costocervical trunk
  • Dorsal scapular artery
  • Internal thoracic artery

• 03LT - Temporal Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Middle temporal artery
  • Superficial temporal artery
  • Transverse facial artery

• 03LS - Temporal Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Middle temporal artery
  • Superficial temporal artery
  • Transverse facial artery

• 03LV - Thyroid Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Cricothyroid artery
  • Hyoid artery
  • Sternocleidomastoid artery
  • Superior laryngeal artery
  • Superior thyroid artery
  • Thyrocervical trunk

• 03LU - Thyroid Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Cricothyroid artery
  • Hyoid artery
  • Sternocleidomastoid artery
  • Superior laryngeal artery
  • Superior thyroid artery
  • Thyrocervical trunk

• 03LA - Ulnar Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
  • Common interosseous artery
  • Posterior ulnar recurrent artery

• 03L9 - Ulnar Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
  • Common interosseous artery
  • Posterior ulnar recurrent artery

• 03LY - Upper Artery

  Includes:

  • Aortic intercostal artery
  • Bronchial artery
  • Esophageal artery
  • Subcostal artery

• 03LQ - Vertebral Artery, Left

  Includes:

  • Anterior spinal artery
  • Posterior spinal artery

• 03LP - Vertebral Artery, Right

  Includes:

  • Anterior spinal artery
  • Posterior spinal artery