Removal of Short-term External Heart Assist System from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Heart and Great Vessels·Table 02P·FY 2027
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.
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What the code means
Removal: root operation
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
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