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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

02PW3RZRemoval of Short-term External Heart Assist System from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Remove Ext Heart Assist from Thor Aorta Desc, Perc

Code last changed in FY2024 (effective October 1, 2023). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 02PW3RZ

02PW3RZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the thoracic aorta, descending using a percutaneous approach with short-term external heart assist system. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

For a different body part, codes include 02PA3RZ (heart).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 268 (Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon with MCC), DRG 269 (Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without MCC), DRG 001 (Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with MCC) and DRG 002 (Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System without MCC), under the surgical categories “Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon” and “Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System”.

It was added in FY2024, effective October 1, 2023.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
2Heart and Great Vessels
3. Operation
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
WThoracic Aorta, Descending
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
RShort-term External Heart Assist System
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 05 · Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System · Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Added
  • No changes since FY2024.

Common questions about 02PW3RZ

Is 02PW3RZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 02PW3RZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 02PW3RZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 02PW3RZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 02PW3RZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 02PW3RZ can group to MS-DRG 268, MS-DRG 269, MS-DRG 001 and MS-DRG 002.