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Inpatient Procedure Code

02PA0MZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Cardiac Lead from Heart, 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 OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartA

Heart

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceM

Cardiac Lead

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 9 MS-DRGs:

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

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

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

02PA3MZ — Removal of Cardiac Lead from Heart, Percutaneous Approach, 02PA4MZ — Removal of Cardiac Lead from Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02PAXMZ — Removal of Cardiac Lead from Heart, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

02PA0CZ — Removal of Extraluminal Device from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0NZ — Removal of Intracardiac Pacemaker from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0QZ — Removal of Implantable Heart Assist System from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0RZ — Removal of Short-term External Heart Assist System from Heart, Open Approach, 02PA0YZ — Removal of Other Device from Heart, Open Approach, +4 more

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Pacemaker and defibrillator procedures (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.

02HL4NZ — Insertion of Intracardiac Pacemaker into Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02HN0JZ — Insertion of Pacemaker Lead into Pericardium, Open Approach, 02HN0KZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Pericardium, Open Approach, 02HN0MZ — Insertion of Cardiac Lead into Pericardium, Open Approach, 02HN3JZ — Insertion of Pacemaker Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Approach, 02HN3KZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Approach, 02HN3MZ — Insertion of Cardiac Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Approach, 02HN4JZ — Insertion of Pacemaker Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02HN4KZ — Insertion of Defibrillator Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02HN4MZ — Insertion of Cardiac Lead into Pericardium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02WA0MZ — Revision of Cardiac Lead in Heart, Open Approach, 02WA0NZ — Revision of Intracardiac Pacemaker in Heart, Open Approach, 02WA3MZ — Revision of Cardiac Lead in Heart, Percutaneous Approach, 02WA3NZ — Revision of Intracardiac Pacemaker in Heart, Percutaneous Approach, 02WA4MZ — Revision of Cardiac Lead in Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02WA4NZ — Revision of Intracardiac Pacemaker in Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 02WAXMZ — Revision of Cardiac Lead in Heart, External Approach, 02WAXNZ — Revision of Intracardiac Pacemaker in Heart, External Approach, 0JH604Z — Insertion of Pacemaker, Single Chamber into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, 0JH605Z — Insertion of Pacemaker, Single Chamber Rate Responsive into Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, +116 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 02PA0MZ 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 02PA0MZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (9)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (17791)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous 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 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — 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
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 17786 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

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