AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2014 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Blalock-Taussig Shunt Procedure

A 3-week-old male, who was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary stenosis, presents for right modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure to augment pulmonary blood flow. At surgery, the aorta and pulmonary artery were separated with electrocautery and the branch pulmonary arteries were mobilized. The innominate artery was mobilized, an arteriotomy was made and the proximal anastomosis was created with a Gore-Tex graft. A longitudinal arteriotomy was performed and the distal anastomosis of the shunt created to the right pulmonary artery using Prolene suture. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS code for modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure? ...

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