06L38CZOcclusion of Esophageal Vein with Extraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical›Lower Veins›Occlusion

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS 06L38CZ

CMS Source: FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027.

06L38CZ is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Occlusion of Esophageal Vein with Extraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027). The root operation Occlusion involves completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this procedure falls under Upper GI therapeutic procedures, NEC (endoscopic).

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

06L38CZ

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Occlusion of Esophageal Vein with Extraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Short Description

Occlusion of Esophageal Vein with Extraluminal Device, Endo

Parent Code

06L

PCS Table Breakdown

Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.

Position	Designation	Value	Meaning
1	Section	0	Medical and Surgical
2	Body System	6	Lower Veins
3	Operation	L	Occlusion
4	BodyPart	3	Esophageal Vein
5	Approach	8	Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
6	Device	C	Extraluminal Device
7	Qualifier	Z	No Qualifier

In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index

These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:

Clipping, aneurysm

Anatomy or device term that leads here

Occlusion, Vein, Esophageal

Leads to this code's table

Banding, esophageal varices

Leads to this code's table

To code occlusion of the esophageal vein, open the FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index at Occlusion, then the subterms Vein, Esophageal. The index leads to table 06L, where the approach, device and qualifier values shown in the breakdown above complete the seven-character code 06L38CZ.

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Clinical Classification (CCSR)

AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.

GIS027

Upper GI therapeutic procedures, NEC (endoscopic)

Clinical domain: Gastrointestinal System Procedures

Code History

Replaces previously assigned code(s):

06L34CZ — Occlusion Esophageal Vein w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo

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Questions About 06L38CZ

Is 06L38CZ a billable code?

Yes. This is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Occlusion of Esophageal Vein with Extraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic on inpatient claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What do the characters in 06L38CZ mean?

The code breaks down character by character: the 1st character 0 is the Section (Medical and Surgical); the 2nd character 6 is the Body System (Lower Veins); the 3rd character L is the Operation (Occlusion); the 4th character 3 is the BodyPart (Esophageal Vein); the 5th character 8 is the Approach (Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic); the 6th character C is the Device (Extraluminal Device); the 7th character Z is the Qualifier (No Qualifier).