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0WHC3GZ

0WHC3GZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Insertion of Defib Lead into Mediastinum, Perc Approach

How 0WHC3GZ 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. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. HRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. GDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0WHC3GZ

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

  • 0WHB43ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHB4YZInsertion of Other Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHC01ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0WHC03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0WHC0GZInsertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0WHC0YZInsertion of Other Device into Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0WHC31ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WHC33ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WHC3GZInsertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WHC3YZInsertion of Other Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WHC41ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHC43ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHC4GZInsertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHC4YZInsertion of Other Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WHD01ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WHD03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WHD0YZInsertion of Other Device into Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026