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Inpatient Procedure Code

02HW3DZ

Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

Insert of Intralum Dev into Thor Aorta Desc, Perc Approach

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 OperationH

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

4
Body PartW

Thoracic Aorta, Descending

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
DeviceD

Intraluminal Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 3 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.

02HL3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, 02HP3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Pulmonary Trunk, Percutaneous Approach, 02HQ3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Right Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 02HR3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 02HS3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Right Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 02HT3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 02HV3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Superior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, 02HX3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Approach, +8 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

02HW0DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach, 02HW4DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

02HW30Z — Insertion of Pressure Sensor Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, 02HW32Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, 02HW33Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, 02HW3RZ — Insertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach, 02HW3YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 02HW3DZ 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.

PCS table

  • 02H[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 270 — OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 271 — OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC — Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures (MDC 05)”
  • DRG 272 — OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures (MDC 05)”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1844)

  • 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.”
  • A36.81 — Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.50 — Meningococcal carditis, unspecified [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal carditis, unspecified — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.51 — Meningococcal endocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal endocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.52 — Meningococcal myocarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal myocarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A39.53 — Meningococcal pericarditis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningococcal pericarditis — grouped in MDC 05, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 1839 more

Nearest codes

  • 02H03DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Coronary Artery, One Artery, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H13DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Coronary Artery, Two Arteries, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H23DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Coronary Artery, Three Arteries, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H33DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Coronary Artery, Four or More Arteries, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H43DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Coronary Vein, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H63DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Right Atrium, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02H73DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Atrium, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 02HK3DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.