02HW3RZ

PCS Procedure

Insert Ext Heart Assist in Thor Aorta Desc, Perc

Insertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 02HW3RZ

02HW3RZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Insertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 02H, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Heart and Great Vessels body system. Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Heart and Great Vessels
Root Operation: Insertion

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

Approach · 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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02HW3DZ

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02HW3YZ

Insertion of Other Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

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