Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 5A1221Z

Performance of Cardiac Output, Continuous

ICD-10-PCS Code:
5A1221Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Performance of Cardiac Output, Continuous
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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5A1221Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of performance of cardiac output, continuous. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

5A1221Z 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 performance operation. The applicable bodysystem for this procedure code is cardiac.

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

Involves:
Completely taking over a physiological function by extracorporeal means

4 BodySystem 2 Cardiac  
5 Duration 2 Continuous
6 Function 1 Output
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

5A1221Z was replaced in the 2024 ICD-10-PCS code set with the code(s):

  • 5A1221J - Performance of Cardiac Output, Continuous, Automated
  • 5A1221J - Performance of Cardiac Output, Continuous, Automated
  • 5A1221J - Performance of Cardiac Output, Continuous, Automated

Clinical Classification

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Performance 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.