Skip to main content
Inpatient Procedure Code

5A0221E ICD-10-PCS Code: Assistance with Cardiac Output using Blood Flow Modulator, Continuous

Assist w Cardiac Output w Blood Flow Modulator, Continuous

Check this code on a claim

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
Section5

Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance

2
Body SystemA

Physiological Systems

3
Root Operation0

Assistance

Taking over a portion of a physiological function by extracorporeal means

4
Body System2

Cardiac

5
Duration2

Continuous

6
Function1

Output

7
QualifierE

Blood Flow Modulator

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 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 Qualifier

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

5A02210 — Assistance with Cardiac Output using Balloon Pump, Continuous, 5A02215 — Assistance with Cardiac Output using Pulsatile Compression, Continuous, 5A02216 — Assistance with Cardiac Output using Other Pump, Continuous, 5A0221D — Assistance with Cardiac Output using Impeller Pump, Continuous

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 5A0221E 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 5A0221E with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1850)

  • 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
  • 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 1845 more

Nearest codes

Change history

Change history

  • FY2026 (April) — April 1, 2026
    Added to the code set
    Assistance with Cardiac Output using Blood Flow Modulator, Continuous
    FY2026 (April) 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 20, 2026 · All releases and sources