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ICD 10 Code 3E0L4GC

Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
“Introduce Oth Therap Subst in Pleural Cav, Perc Endo” for short

3E0L4GC is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Pleural Cavity, 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.

Introduction involves:
Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.

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

Other Therapeutic Substance device includes:

  • Idarucizumab, Pradaxa(R)(dabigatran) reversal agent
  • Praxbind(R) (idarucizumab), Pradaxa(R)(dabigatran) reversal agent
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 04 Diseases & Disorders of the Respiratory System
    Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 05 Diseases & Disorders of the Circulatory System
    Other Circulatory O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 264 - OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES
  • MDC 99 Other
    Non-extensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis
    • DRG 987 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC
    • DRG 988 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC
    • DRG 989 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 3E0L4GC — See Table View

1: Section 3 Administration
2: Body System E Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3: Root Operation 0 Introduction
4: Body Part L Pleural Cavity
5: Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
6: Device G Other Therapeutic Substance
7: Qualifier C Other Substance

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Administration 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.