2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0BU68KZ

Supplement Right Lower Lobe Bronchus with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Respiratory System
  4. Supplement
  5. 0BU68KZ
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:0BU68KZ
Short Description:Supplement Right Lower Lobe Bronchus with Nonaut Sub, Endo
Long Description:Supplement Right Lower Lobe Bronchus with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

0BU68KZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of supplement right lower lobe bronchus with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0BU68KZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the respiratory system body system, classified under the supplement operation. The applicable bodypart is lower lobe bronchus, right.

Replacement Code

0BU68KZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

ICD-10-PCS Details

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

Involves:
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part

Includes:
  • Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
4 BodyPart 6 Lower Lobe Bronchus, 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 K Nonautologous Tissue Substitute Includes:
  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Tissue bank graft
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.

Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

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 0BU68KZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2022.

MS-DRG MS-DRG Title MCD Relative Weight
163MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC045.0068
164MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC042.6556
165MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC041.9166

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert 0BU68KZ 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. These 2022 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

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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