• Version 2025
  • Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 02WA3RS

Revision of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
02WA3RS
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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02WA3RS is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of revision of biventricular short-term external heart assist system in heart, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device. Procedure code explanation: revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

02WA3RS 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 revision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is heart.

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

Involves:
Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Explanation:
Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

Includes:
  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis
4 BodyPart A Heart  
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 S Biventricular

Replacement Code

02WA3RS replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RZ - Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach

Clinical Classification

Heart assist device procedures

CCSR Code: CAR027

Clinical Domain: Cardiovascular Procedures CAR contains 29 categories that include cardiovascular procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and aneurysm repair procedures.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Below are the ICD-9=PCS code(s) that most closely match this ICD-10-PCS code, based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). This ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS crosswalk tool is helpful for coders who need to reference legacy diagnosis codes for audits, historical claims, or approximate code comparisons.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 3763

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Revision Heart


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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.