1. Home
  2. ICD-10-PCS
  3. 051L4ZY
  4. Share
  5. Feedback

ICD 10 Code 051L4ZY

Bypass Intracranial Vein to Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
“Bypass Intracranial Vein to Upper Vein, Perc Endo Approach” for short

051L4ZY is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Bypass Intracranial Vein to Upper Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Bypass involves:
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part. Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device

Percutaneous Endoscopic approach involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Bypass includes:

  • Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

Intracranial Vein body part includes:

  • Anterior cerebral vein
  • Basal (internal) cerebral vein
  • Dural venous sinus
  • Great cerebral vein
  • Inferior cerebellar vein
  • Inferior cerebral vein
  • Internal (basal) cerebral vein
  • Middle cerebral vein
  • Ophthalmic vein
  • Superior cerebellar vein
  • Superior cerebral vein
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 05 Diseases & Disorders of the Circulatory System
    Other Vascular Procedures
    • DRG 252 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 253 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 254 - OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 051L4ZY — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 5 Upper Veins
3: Root Operation 1 Bypass
4: Body Part L Intracranial Vein
5: Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier Y Upper Vein

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.