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02BX3ZZ

Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2017 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous 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 Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch

Also covers

  • Aortic arch
  • Aortic isthmus
  • Aortic root
  • Ascending aorta
  • Juxtaductal aorta

5. Approach Percutaneous

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

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CodeDescriptionStatus
02B40ZX Excision of Coronary Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B40ZZ Excision of Coronary Vein, Open Approach Valid
02B43ZX Excision of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B43ZZ Excision of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02B44ZX Excision of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B44ZZ Excision of Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02B50ZX Excision of Atrial Septum, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B50ZZ Excision of Atrial Septum, Open Approach Valid
02B53ZX Excision of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B53ZZ Excision of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02B54ZX Excision of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
02B54ZZ Excision of Atrial Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid