2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0BBC8ZX

Excision of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Respiratory System
  4. Excision
  5. 0BBC8ZX
Version 2020 Billable Code

Valid for Submission

0BBC8ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of right upper lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0BBC8ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the respiratory system body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is upper lung lobe, right.

ICD-10-PCS:0BBC8ZX
Short Description:Excision of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Endo, Diagn
Long Description:Excision of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Replaced Code

0BBC8ZX was replaced in the 2020 ICD-10-PCS code set with the code(s):

  • 0BDC8ZX - Extraction of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Endo, Diagn

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System B Respiratory System
3 Operation B Excision

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes:

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4 BodyPart C Upper Lung Lobe, Right
5 Approach 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.
7 Qualifier X Diagnostic

Diagnostic Related Groups

The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 0BBC8ZX is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

  • 166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
  • 167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
  • 168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Convert 0BBC8ZX to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.

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