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Inpatient Procedure Code

02BX0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System2

Heart and Great Vessels

3
Root OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body PartX

Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 11 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

02BN0ZZ — Excision of Pericardium, Open Approach, 02BP0ZZ — Excision of Pulmonary Trunk, Open Approach, 02BQ0ZZ — Excision of Right Pulmonary Artery, Open Approach, 02BR0ZZ — Excision of Left Pulmonary Artery, Open Approach, 02BS0ZZ — Excision of Right Pulmonary Vein, Open Approach, 02BT0ZZ — Excision of Left Pulmonary Vein, Open Approach, 02BV0ZZ — Excision of Superior Vena Cava, Open Approach, 02BW0ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

02BX3ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach, 02BX4ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

02BX0ZX — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal (Cardiovascular Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

025T4ZZ — Destruction of Left Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 025V0ZZ — Destruction of Superior Vena Cava, Open Approach, 025V3ZZ — Destruction of Superior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, 025V4ZZ — Destruction of Superior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 025W0ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach, 025W3ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, 025W4ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 025X0ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach, 025X3ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach, 025X4ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03500ZZ — Destruction of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, 03503ZZ — Destruction of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03504ZZ — Destruction of Right Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03510ZZ — Destruction of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Open Approach, 03513ZZ — Destruction of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03514ZZ — Destruction of Left Internal Mammary Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03520ZZ — Destruction of Innominate Artery, Open Approach, 03523ZZ — Destruction of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 03524ZZ — Destruction of Innominate Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 03530ZZ — Destruction of Right Subclavian Artery, Open Approach, +718 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 02BX0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 02BX0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (11)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (9477)

  • MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A36.81 — Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A39.50 — Meningococcal carditis, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal carditis, unspecified — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A39.51 — Meningococcal endocarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal endocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A39.52 — Meningococcal myocarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal myocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A39.53 — Meningococcal pericarditis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal pericarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 9472 more

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Change history

Change history

  • FY2017 — October 1, 2016
    Added to the code set
    Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach
    FY2017 changes

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources