2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 02RL0JZ
Replacement of Left Ventricle with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
Valid for Submission
02RL0JZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of replacement of left ventricle with synthetic substitute, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 02RL0JZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the heart and great vessels body system, classified under the replacement operation. The applicable bodypart is ventricle, left.
| ICD-10-PCS: | 02RL0JZ |
| Short Description: | Replacement of Left Ventricle with Synth Sub, Open Approach |
| Long Description: | Replacement of Left Ventricle with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach |
ICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | 2 | Body System | Heart and Great Vessels | |
| Character 3 | R | Operation | Replacement | Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft |
| Character 4 | L | BodyPart | Ventricle, Left | |
| Character 5 | 0 | Approach | Open | Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure |
| Character 6 | J | Device | Synthetic Substitute | Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee |
| Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Limited Coverage - this code is intended for for certain procedures whose medical complexity and serious nature incur extraordinary associated costs, medicare limits coverage to a portion of the cost.
Convert 02RL0JZ to ICD-9-PCS
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
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. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
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.