• Version 2025
  • Billable Code
  • Non-covered Procedure Codes Transfuse
  • Not Covered Medicare

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 30243AZ

Transfusion of Embryonic Stem Cells into Central Vein, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
30243AZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Transfuse of Embr Stem Cell into Central Vein, Perc Approac
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

30243AZ is a billable procedure code but might not be covered by Medicare. 30243AZ is used to indicate the performance of transfusion of embryonic stem cells into central vein, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves putting in blood or blood products.

30243AZ 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 administration section and is part of the circulatory body system, classified under transfusion operation. The applicable bodysystem/region for this procedure code is central vein.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 3 Administration
2 Body System 0 Circulatory
3 Operation 2 Transfusion

Involves:
Putting in blood or blood products

4 BodySystem/Region 4 Central Vein  
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 Substance A Stem Cells, Embryonic
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.

Clinical Classification

  • Clinical Category is Administration and transfusion of bone marrow, stem cells, pancreatic islet cells, and t-cells

  • CCSR Category Code: ADM011
  • Clinical Domain is Administration of Therapeutic Substances - ADM contains 22 categories that include procedures associated with the administration of therapeutic substances, such as the transfusion of blood and blood products, vaccinations, and chemotherapy.

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:

  • Non-covered Procedure Codes Transfuse - this code is intended for the procedures shown below are identified as non-covered procedures only when any code from the diagnoses list shown below is present as either a principal or secondary diagnosis.

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 Transfusion Central Vein


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.