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Inpatient Procedure Code

4A12XCZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Monitoring of Cardiac Rate, External 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 Operation1

Monitoring

Determining the level of a physiological or physical function repetitively over a period of time

4
Body System2

Cardiac

5
ApproachX

External

6
Function / DeviceC

Rate

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body System

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

4A19XCZ — Monitoring of Respiratory Rate, External Approach, 4A1HXCZ — Monitoring of Products of Conception, Cardiac Rate, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

4A120CZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Rate, Open Approach, 4A123CZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Rate, Percutaneous Approach, 4A127CZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Rate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A128CZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Rate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Function / Device

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

4A12X4Z — Monitoring of Cardiac Electrical Activity, External Approach, 4A12X9Z — Monitoring of Cardiac Output, External Approach, 4A12XFZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Rhythm, External Approach, 4A12XHZ — Monitoring of Cardiac Sound, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 4A12XCZ 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)

  • MAM008 — Cardiac monitoring[CCSR category]: “Cardiac monitoring — Measurement and Monitoring”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

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