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021608R

021608R — Bypass Right Atrium to Left Pulmonary Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Bypass R Atrium to L Pulm Art with Zooplastic, Open Approach

How 021608R is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 2Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 6Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. RQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 021608R

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 02134KWBypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Aorta with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02134Z3Bypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Coronary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02134Z8Bypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Right Internal Mammary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02134Z9Bypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Left Internal Mammary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02134ZCBypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Thoracic Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02134ZFBypass Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries from Abdominal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 021608PBypass Right Atrium to Pulmonary Trunk with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach
  • 021608QBypass Right Atrium to Right Pulmonary Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach
  • 021608RBypass Right Atrium to Left Pulmonary Artery with Zooplastic Tissue, Open Approach
  • 021609PBypass Right Atrium to Pulmonary Trunk with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach
  • 021609QBypass Right Atrium to Right Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach
  • 021609RBypass Right Atrium to Left Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Venous Tissue, Open Approach
  • 02160APBypass Right Atrium to Pulmonary Trunk with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach
  • 02160AQBypass Right Atrium to Right Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach
  • 02160ARBypass Right Atrium to Left Pulmonary Artery with Autologous Arterial Tissue, Open Approach
  • 02160JPBypass Right Atrium to Pulmonary Trunk with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
  • 02160JQBypass Right Atrium to Right Pulmonary Artery with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026