Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 02WA3RZ

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

ICD-10-PCS Code:
02WA3RZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Revision of Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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02WA3RZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of revision of short-term external heart assist system in heart, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

02WA3RZ 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 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.

Replaced Code

02WA3RZ was replaced in the 2024 ICD-10-PCS code set with the code(s):

  • 02WA3RS - Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RS - Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RS - Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RS - Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WA3RS - Revision of Bivent Ext Heart Assist in Heart, Perc Approach
  • 02WW3RZ - Revise of Ext Heart Assist in Thor Aorta Desc, Perc Approach

Clinical Classification

Convert 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:

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 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.