2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0BBJ8ZZ

Excision of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ICD-10-PCS Code:: 0BBJ8ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:: Excision of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Endo
Is Billable?: Yes - Valid for Submission
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0BBJ8ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of left lower lung lobe, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. Procedure code explanation: the qualifier diagnostic is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

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0BBJ8ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the respiratory system body system, classified under excision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lower lung lobe, left.

Position	Designation	Character	Label	Procedures 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	J	Lower Lung Lobe, Left
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	Z	No Qualifier	Explanation: The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Clinical Category is Bronchoscopic excision and fulguration
CCSR Category Code: RES009
Clinical Domain is Respiratory System Procedures - RES contains 14 categories that include procedures performed on the respiratory system such as airway intubation, bronchoscopy, chest tube placement and therapeutic thoracentesis, and tracheostomy.

Convert 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:

ICD-9-PCS: 3228 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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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. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.