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Version 2024
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2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 02HW3RZ

Insertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
02HW3RZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Insert Ext Heart Assist in Thor Aorta Desc, Perc
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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02HW3RZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of insertion of short-term external heart assist system into thoracic aorta, descending, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

02HW3RZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the heart and great vessels body system, classified under insertion operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is thoracic aorta, descending.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 2 Heart and Great Vessels
3 Operation H Insertion

Involves:
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes:
  • Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter
4 BodyPart W Thoracic Aorta, Descending  
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
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 R Short-term External Heart Assist System
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

New 2024 ICD-10-PCS Code

02HW3RZ is new to ICD-10-PCS code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2022.

Replacement Code

02HW3RZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 02HA3RZ - Insertion of Ext Heart Assist into Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02HA3RZ - Insertion of Ext Heart Assist into Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02HA3RZ - Insertion of Ext Heart Assist into Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02HA3RZ - Insertion of Ext Heart Assist into Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02HA3RZ - Insertion of Ext Heart Assist into Heart, Perc Approach

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Insertion Thoracic Aorta, Descending

  • 02HW00Z Insertion of Pressure Sensor Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02HW02Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02HW03Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02HW0DZ Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02HW0YZ Insertion of Other Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02HW30Z Insertion of Pressure Sensor Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02HW32Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02HW33Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02HW3DZ Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02HW3YZ Insertion of Other Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02HW40Z Insertion of Pressure Sensor Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02HW42Z Insertion of Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02HW43Z Insertion of Infusion Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02HW4DZ Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02HW4YZ Insertion of Other Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.