02120JWBillable procedure code

Bypass Coronary Artery, Three Arteries from Aorta with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Heart and Great Vessels·Table 021·FY 2027

Bypass Coronary Artery, Three Arteries from Aorta with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 02120JW, found in table 021, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Heart and Great Vessels body system. Its root operation is Bypass. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Bypass: root operation

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

Includes: Coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure