This seven-year-old child was brought to the hospital with congenital heart problems. During her stay a cardiac catheterization with a drug-eluting stent implantation to the left lower pulmonary vein is performed. The stent is implanted via the catheter. What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for the percutaneous dilation of left pulmonary vein with insertion of stent?

The correct ICD-10-PCS Codes for the percutaneous dilation of left pulmonary vein with insertion of stent is 02703ZZ0

Explanation:

ICD-10-PCS captures the number of sites treated regardless of the number of vessels.

The rationale for the code is demonstrated below:

Section          :     Medical and surgical         -  0

Body System   :Heart and great vessels-  2

Operation   :     Dilation                                   -  7

Body Part   :     Coronary artery, one site  - 0

Approach   :     Percutaneous                          -  3

Device           :      No device                           -  Z

Qualifier            :     No qualifier                           -  Z

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