02PW3RZ
PCS ProcedureRemove Ext Heart Assist from Thor Aorta Desc, Perc
Removal of Short-term External Heart Assist System from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
02PW3RZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Removal of Short-term External Heart Assist System from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach. It belongs to PCS table 02P, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Heart and Great Vessels body system. Its root operation is Removal. The approach used is Percutaneous.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Heart and Great Vessels
- Root Operation
- Removal
Clinical Definitions
Taking out or off a device from a body part
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL
Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
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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