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02RW4JZ

Replacement of Thoracic Aorta, Descending with Synthetic Substitute, 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 Replacement of Thoracic Aorta with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  2. FY2017 Description revised Replacement of Thoracic Aorta with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Replacement of Thoracic Aorta, Descending with Synthetic Substitute, 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 Replacement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure

For example

  • Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft

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

6. Device Synthetic Substitute

For example

  • AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart
  • AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder
  • Annuloplasty ring
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh
  • Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch
  • Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh
  • Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch
  • Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
02R507Z Replacement of Atrial Septum with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
02R508Z Replacement of Atrial Septum with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach Valid
02R50JZ Replacement of Atrial Septum with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
02R50KZ Replacement of Atrial Septum with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
02R547Z Replacement of Atrial Septum with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02R548Z Replacement of Atrial Septum with Zooplastic Tissue, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02R54JZ Replacement of Atrial Septum with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02R54KZ Replacement of Atrial Septum with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
02R607Z Replacement of Right Atrium with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid
02R608Z Replacement of Right Atrium with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach Valid
02R60JZ Replacement of Right Atrium with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach Valid
02R60KZ Replacement of Right Atrium with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach Valid