0B9N80ZDrainage of Right Pleura with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical›Respiratory System›Drainage

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS 0B9N80Z

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

0B9N80Z is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Drainage of Right Pleura with Drainage 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 Drainage involves taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this procedure falls under Bronchoscopy (therapeutic).

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

0B9N80Z

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Drainage of Right Pleura with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Short Description

Drainage of Right Pleura with Drainage Device, Endo

Parent Code

0B9

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	B	Respiratory System
3	Operation	9	Drainage
4	BodyPart	N	Pleura, Right
5	Approach	8	Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
6	Device	0	Drainage 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:

Drainage, Pleura, Right

Leads to this code's table

To code drainage of the right pleura, open the FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index at Drainage, then the subterms Pleura, Right. The index leads to table 0B9, where the approach, device and qualifier values shown in the breakdown above complete the seven-character code 0B9N80Z.

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Clinical Classification (CCSR)

AHRQ groups this procedure code into these clinical categories.

RES004

Bronchoscopy (therapeutic)

Clinical domain: Respiratory System Procedures

Code History

Replaces previously assigned code(s):

0B9N40Z — Drainage of Right Pleura with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach

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Questions About 0B9N80Z

Is 0B9N80Z a billable code?

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

What do the characters in 0B9N80Z mean?

The code breaks down character by character: the 1st character 0 is the Section (Medical and Surgical); the 2nd character B is the Body System (Respiratory System); the 3rd character 9 is the Operation (Drainage); the 4th character N is the BodyPart (Pleura, Right); the 5th character 8 is the Approach (Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic); the 6th character 0 is the Device (Drainage Device); the 7th character Z is the Qualifier (No Qualifier).