02QW3ZZ

PCS Procedure

Repair Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

Repair Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 02QW3ZZ

In ICD-10-PCS, code 02QW3ZZ describes Repair Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach. This procedure is listed in table 02Q, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Repair. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

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

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes