AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2018 Issue 4; New Qualifier Values

Descending Thoracic Aorta Bypass

In code table 021, Heart and Great Vessels, Bypass, the qualifier value Abdominal Artery was created for the body part value Thoracic Aorta, Descending. The change will allow the capture of detail for bypass procedures from the thoracic aorta to abdominal artery sites such as the abdominal aorta, the celiac artery and the mesenteric arteries. Body PartQualifierW Thoracic Aorta, Descending F Abdominal Artery In addition, in code table 021, Heart and Great Vessels, Bypass, the qualifier value Lower Extremity Artery, was added for the body part value Thoracic Aorta, Descending. The change will allow the capture of detail for...

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