AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Common Atrioventricular Valve Repair with Commissuroplasty Sutures

A 3-month-old baby with moderate atrioventricular (AV) valve regurgitation, presented for a common AV valve repair. During surgery, median sternotomy was performed; the common AV valve was entered and commissuroplasty sutures were placed. The valve was evaluated, which was fairly competent. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS body part value to capture a common atrioventricular valve (AV) repair with commissuroplasty sutures? ...

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