02Q00ZZ
Repair Coronary Artery, One Artery to No Qualifier with No Device, Open Approach
Procedural Specifications
| Clinical Axis | Detail Definition |
|---|---|
| Section | 0 Medical and Surgical |
| Body System | 2 Heart and Great Vessels |
| Operation | Q Repair |
| Body Part | 0 Coronary Artery, One Artery |
| Approach | 0 Open |
| Device | Z No Device |
| Qualifier | Z No Qualifier |
Operation Definition
Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
Procedure Overview
Repair is the default root operation for fixing an abnormality of the heart or great vessels when no more specific term - like Replacement, Occlusion, or Restriction - describes what was done. It covers a wide range of interventions, from suturing a traumatic tear in the aorta to closing a congenital defect with the patient's own tissue rather than a device, to correcting an abnormal connection between vessels.
Because Repair is the catch-all category in this body system, it is used for many congenital heart surgeries in children, trauma repairs after chest injury, and corrections of structural problems that don't fit the more specialized definitions elsewhere in the classification. The unifying idea is restoring the anatomy toward its normal form and function using general surgical techniques such as suturing, patching with the patient's own tissue, or reconstructing shape.
Anatomy & Axis Detail
Coronary Artery, One Artery
A single coronary artery is targeted here, most often the left anterior descending, right coronary, or circumflex, when a focal problem such as a dissection, an aneurysm, a fistula, or an injury from prior catheterization needs correction rather than bypass or dilation. The vessel supplies a defined territory of myocardium, so restoring its structural integrity aims to preserve perfusion to that region and avert infarction of the muscle it feeds. Because coronary arteries are small, thin-walled, and embedded in epicardial fat near a beating heart, repair typically demands direct suture closure, patch angioplasty, or primary reconstruction under magnification, often with cardiopulmonary bypass support. Documentation should specify which single artery was addressed, since coding distinguishes repair of one vessel from multi-vessel procedures and from revascularization performed with cardiopulmonary bypass or off-pump technique.
Approach: Open
Open approach means the surgeon cuts through skin, mucous membrane, or other tissue layers to physically expose the target site to view before performing the procedure. It gives direct visualization and hands-on access, distinguishing it from Percutaneous approaches where instruments pass through a small puncture without exposing the site. Open is typical for procedures needing wide access, such as most laparotomies.
Coding & Documentation
Coders should only reach for Repair after ruling out every more specific root operation that fits the documented objective, since ICD-10-PCS convention states a more precise term always takes priority over Repair when both could apply. This makes accurate code assignment dependent on close reading of the operative note for words like "patch," "suture," or "reconstruct" versus terms suggesting occlusion, replacement, or restriction. A common mistake is defaulting to Repair out of convenience when a synthetic patch or device was actually used, which should instead point toward Supplement or Replacement depending on the material and intent.