Occlusion of Thoracic Aorta, Descending with Intraluminal Device, Temporary, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Heart and Great Vessels·Table 02L·FY 2027
Occlusion of Thoracic Aorta, Descending with Intraluminal Device, Temporary, Percutaneous Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 02LW3DJ, found in table 02L, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Heart and Great Vessels body system. Its root operation is Occlusion. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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What the code means
Occlusion: root operation
Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice
Includes: Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava
Percutaneous: approach
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