ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  2 = Heart and Great Vessels

Root Operation:
  7 = Dilation

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

027X - Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • Intraluminal Device, Drug-eluting
    • 027X04Z - Dilate of Thor Aorta Asc with Drug-elut Intra, Open Approach
  • Intraluminal Device
    • 027X0DZ - Dilation of Thor Aorta Asc with Intralum Dev, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 027X0ZZ - Dilation of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach

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• 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

  • Intraluminal Device, Drug-eluting
    • 027X34Z - Dilate of Thor Aorta Asc with Drug-elut Intra, Perc Approach
  • Intraluminal Device
    • 027X3DZ - Dilation of Thor Aorta Asc with Intralum Dev, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 027X3ZZ - Dilation of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Perc Approach

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• 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

  • Intraluminal Device, Drug-eluting
    • 027X44Z - Dilate Thor Aorta Asc w Drug-elut Intra, Perc Endo
  • Intraluminal Device
    • 027X4DZ - Dilate Thor Aorta Asc w Intralum Dev, Perc Endo
  • No Device
    • 027X4ZZ - Dilation of Thor Aorta Asc, Perc Endo Approach