37.68 - Insertion Of Percutaneous External Heart Assist Device

The ICD 9 Code for Insertion of percutaneous external heart assist device is listed as 37.68.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	37.68
Description:	Insertion of percutaneous external heart assist device
Short Description:	Percutan hrt assist syst

Chapter:	Operations on the cardiovascular system
Subsection 1:	Other operations on heart and pericardium
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	02HL3DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	Combination: 02HL3DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach with 5A02116 - Assistance with Cardiac Output using Other Pump, Intermittent OR 5A0211D - Assistance with Cardiac Output using Impeller Pump, Intermittent OR 5A02216 - Assistance with Cardiac Output using Other Pump, Continuous OR 5A0221D - Assistance with Cardiac Output using Impeller Pump, Continuous
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 37.68:
37.60 - Implantation or insertion of biventricular external heart assist system
37.61 - Implant of pulsation balloon
37.62 - Insertion of temporary non-implantable extracorporeal circulatory assist device
37.63 - Repair of heart assist system
37.64 - Removal of external heart assist system(s) or device(s)
37.65 - Implant of single ventricular (extracorporeal) external heart assist system
37.66 - Insertion of implantable heart assist system
37.67 - Implantation of cardiomyostimulation system