ICD-10-PCS

018M3ZZ

Division of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Perc Approach

V44.0 O.R. procedure Reassigned in V44.0

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures

040 041 042

MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System

Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures

361 362

MDC 10 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders

Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures

614 615

Group a claim with this code

018M3ZZ reaches 3 DRG groups across 3 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

Open the MS-DRG grouper