AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Codes Section X – New Technology

Bioprosthetic Femoral Venous Valves

Body part values 2 Femoral Vein, Right, and 3 Femoral Vein, Left, were also added to table X2H, Insertion of Cardiovascular System, with device value R Intraluminal Device, Bioprosthetic Valve, to capture implantation of bioprosthetic femoral venous valves.Body Part Approach Device/Substance/ Technology Qualifier 2 Femoral Vein, Right 3 Femoral Vein, Left 0 Open R Intraluminal Device, Bioprosthetic Valve 9 New Technology Group 9 Deep veins of the leg are surrounded by muscles that prevent blood from flowing backward by compressing the valve to force blood forward toward the heart. When valves are weak and damaged, blood may collect...

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