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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2020 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes
Transapical Mitral Valve Repair with Device
In table 02U, Heart and Great Vessel, Supplement, the qualifier value H Transapical has been added for the body part value Mitral Valve, the percutaneous approach, and device value J Synthetic Substitute. The procedure is performed on a beating heart, under trans-esophageal echocardiography via a transapical approach, with placement of a permanent synthetic device that reinforces the chordae tendineae and prolapsed posterior leaflet to correct for mitral regurgitation. This change will identify mitral valve repairs involving placement of a device to augment or reinforce valve function, using a transapical approach. For example, assign code 02UG3JH, Supplement mitral valve with...
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