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Inpatient Procedure Code

4A02X4Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, External Approach

Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Extern 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
Section4

Measurement and Monitoring

2
Body SystemA

Physiological Systems

3
Root Operation0

Measurement

Determining the level of a physiological or physical function at a point in time

4
Body System2

Cardiac

5
ApproachX

External

6
Function / Device4

Electrical Activity

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body System

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

4A00X4Z — Measurement of Central Nervous Electrical Activity, External Approach, 4A01X4Z — Measurement of Peripheral Nervous Electrical Activity, External Approach, 4A0HX4Z — Measurement of Products of Conception, Cardiac Electrical Activity, External Approach, 4A0JX4Z — Measurement of Products of Conception, Nervous Electrical Activity, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

4A0204Z — Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Open Approach, 4A0234Z — Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Percutaneous Approach, 4A0274Z — Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A0284Z — Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Function / Device

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

4A02X9Z — Measurement of Cardiac Output, External Approach, 4A02XCZ — Measurement of Cardiac Rate, External Approach, 4A02XFZ — Measurement of Cardiac Rhythm, External Approach, 4A02XHZ — Measurement of Cardiac Sound, External Approach, 4A02XPZ — Measurement of Cardiac Action Currents, External Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

4A02X4A — Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Guidance, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 4A02X4Z 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; 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