AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes Section X—New Technology

Radiofrequency Ablation of Cardiac Plexus

In table X05, Destruction of Nervous Systems, body part value 2 Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve Cardiac Plexus, has been added to technology value 3 Radiofrequency Ablation, to identify radiofrequency ablation of the cardiac plexus.Body Part Approach Device/Substance/Technology Qualifier 2 Thoracic Sympathetic Nerve, Cardiac Plexus 3 Percutaneous 3 Radiofrequency Ablation B New Technology Group 11 Radiofrequency ablation of the cardiac plexus improves pulmonary hypertension by treating hyperactivity of the sympathetic pulmonary artery. The new code captures the use of devices like the Pulnovo® Medical Multi-pole Pulmonary Artery RF Ablation Catheter. During right heart catheterization, a catheter is inserted into the...

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