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02BX0ZZ

02BX0ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach

How 02BX0ZZ 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. BRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. XBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 02BX0ZZ

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

  • 02BV4ZZExcision of Superior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02BW0ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BW0ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach
  • 02BW3ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BW3ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02BW4ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BW4ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02BX0ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BX0ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach
  • 02BX3ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BX3ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach
  • 02BX4ZXExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 02BX4ZZExcision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 02C00Z6Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Open Approach
  • 02C00ZZExtirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Open Approach
  • 02C03Z6Extirpation of Matter from Coronary Artery, One Artery, Bifurcation, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026