ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 02 Heart and Great Vessels › 021 Heart and Great Vessels, Bypass › 021X0ZA
Bypass Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch to Innominate Artery, Open Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2020 to now.
- FY2020 Added to the code set Bypass Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch to Innominate Artery, Open Approach
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Bypass
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part
Rerouting contents of a body part to a downstream area of the normal route, to a similar route and body part, or to an abnormal route and dissimilar body part. Includes one or more anastomoses, with or without the use of a device
For example
- Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation
4. Body Part Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch
Also covers
- Aortic arch
- Aortic isthmus
- Aortic root
- Ascending aorta
- Juxtaductal aorta
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0210083 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Coronary Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0210088 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Right Internal Mammary with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0210089 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Left Internal Mammary with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021008C | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Thoracic Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021008F | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Abdominal Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021008W | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Aorta with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0210093 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Coronary Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0210098 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Right Internal Mammary with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0210099 | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Left Internal Mammary with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021009C | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Thoracic Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021009F | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Abdominal Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |
| 021009W | Bypass Coronary Artery, One Artery from Aorta with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach | Valid |