Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 4A12XM4

Monitoring of Cardiac Stress, External Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
4A12XM4
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Monitoring of Cardiac Stress, External Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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4A12XM4 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of monitoring of cardiac stress, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

4A12XM4 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 measurement and monitoring section and is part of the physiological systems body system, classified under monitoring operation. The applicable bodysystem for this procedure code is cardiac.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 4 Measurement and Monitoring
2 Body System A Physiological Systems
3 Operation 1 Monitoring

Involves:
Determining the level of a physiological or physical function repetitively over a period of time

4 BodySystem 2 Cardiac  
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6 Function/Device M Total Activity
7 Qualifier 4 Stress

Clinical Classification

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Monitoring Cardiac

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.