Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 5A0

Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance, Physiological Systems, Assistance

ICD-10-PCS Code:
5A0
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Extracrp/Syst Assist & Perform, Physiological Sys, Assist
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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5A0 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of extracorporeal or systemic assistance and performance, physiological systems, assistance.

5A0 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 extracorporeal or systemic assistance and performance section and is part of the physiological systems body system, classified under assistance operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 5 Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance
2 Body System A Physiological Systems
3 Operation 0 Assistance

Involves:
Taking over a portion of a physiological function by extracorporeal means

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Assistance

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.