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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

019L3ZXDrainage of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Drainage of Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Perc Approach, Diagn

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 019L3ZX

019L3ZX is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the thoracic sympathetic nerve using a percutaneous approach (qualifier: diagnostic). In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to biopsy of sympathetic nerve or ganglion, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (05.11).

For a different body part, codes include 01903ZX (cervical plexus), 01913ZX (cervical nerve), 01923ZX (phrenic nerve), 01933ZX (brachial plexus), 01943ZX (ulnar nerve), 01953ZX (median nerve) and 16 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 019L0ZX (open) and 019L4ZX (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 040 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC), DRG 041 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator) and DRG 042 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
1Peripheral Nervous System
3. Operation
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
LThoracic Sympathetic Nerve

Includes: Cardiac plexus; Esophageal plexus; Greater splanchnic nerve; Inferior cardiac nerve; Least splanchnic nerve; Lesser splanchnic nerve; Middle cardiac nerve; Pulmonary plexus; Superior cardiac nerve; Thoracic aortic plexus; Thoracic ganglion

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
XDiagnostic

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 05.11Biopsy of sympathetic nerve or ganglionapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 019L3ZX

Is 019L3ZX a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 019L3ZX is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 019L3ZX an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 019L3ZX is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 019L3ZX group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 019L3ZX can group to MS-DRG 040, MS-DRG 041 and MS-DRG 042.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 019L3ZX?

The CMS GEMs map 019L3ZX to ICD-9-CM 05.11 (Biopsy of sympathetic nerve or ganglion).