37.60 - Implantation Or Insertion Of Biventricular External Heart Assist System

The ICD 9 Code for Implantation or insertion of biventricular external heart assist system is listed as 37.60.
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:	37.60
Description:	Implantation or insertion of biventricular external heart assist system
Short Description:	Imp bivn ext hrt ast sys

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:	02HA0RS - Insertion of Biventricular External Heart Assist System into Heart, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	02HA3RS - Insertion of Biventricular External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	02HA4RS - Insertion of Biventricular External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 37.60:
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
37.68 - Insertion of percutaneous external heart assist device