Dilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Medical and Surgical·Upper Arteries·Table 037·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 037H4EZ describes Dilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. This procedure is listed in table 037, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Dilation. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.
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What the code means
Dilation: root operation
Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part
Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy
Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure