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02C74ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Left Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Extirpation of Matter from Left Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

For example

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part Atrium, Left

Also covers

  • Atrium pulmonale
  • Left auricular appendix

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
02C00Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Open Approach Valid
02C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Open Approach Valid
02C03Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02C03Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Orbital Atherectomy Technique, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02C04Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02C10Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Bifurcation, Open Approach Valid
02C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Open Approach Valid
02C13Z6 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02C13Z7 Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Orbital Atherectomy Technique, Percutaneous Approach Valid
02C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Percutaneous Approach Valid