What aortic valve replacement ICD-10 codes can I use?
If you're looking for aortic valve replacement ICD codes, the main one you're looking for is Z95.2 - Presence of prosthetic heart valve.
It's intended for use in patients confirmed to have a prosthetic heart valve. You can use this after a successful placement or replacement of an aortic valve, or if they've a history of aortic valve replacement.
There are more, but they're meant for complications related to aortic valve replacements. If you're handling patients who are dealing with such complications, here are examples of ICD-10 codes you can use:
- T82.03XA - Leakage of heart valve prosthesis, initial encounter
This is intended for use in patients who have a leaking aortic valve replacement.
- T82.519A - Breakdown (mechanical) of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implants, initial encounter
This ICD-10 code is for a patient whose mechanical aortic valve replacement has broken down.
- T82.6XXA - Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, initial encounter
This ICD-10 code is intended for a patient with an infection and/or an inflammatory reaction resulting from an aortic valve replacement.
- T82.817A - Embolism due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, initial encounter
This ICD-10 code is meant for a patient confirmed to have an embolism in their aortic valve replacement. This is caused by a blood clot that has traveled from somewhere (likely the legs), resulting in a blockage in the aortic valve replacement.
- T82.867A - Thrombosis due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, initial encounter
This ICD-10 code is meant for patients with confirmed thrombosis in their aortic valve replacement. Thrombosis is the formation of blood clots.
These ICD-10 codes for complications related to aortic valve replacement have the initial encounter label. This means that patients are receiving active treatment for it. Each one has variants that have either the subsequent encounter or sequela labels.
The former means the patient is in the recovery phase and still receiving active/routine treatment. The latter means the patient is dealing with the aftereffects of the complication. Two other ICD-10 codes should accompany a sequela ICD-10 code. One should designate the sequela's nature, while the other should describe the sequela (meaning its effects).