2021 ICD-10-PCS 0PB03ZX - Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Valid for Submission

0PB03ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of sternum, percutaneous approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0PB03ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the upper bones body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is sternum.

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position	Designation	Character	Label	Notes
1	Section	0	Medical and Surgical
2	Body System	P	Upper Bones
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 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 Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4	BodyPart	0	Sternum	Includes: Manubrium Suprasternal notch Xiphoid process Manubrium Suprasternal notch Xiphoid process
5	Approach	3	Percutaneous	Involves: Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure Involves: Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach 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 0PB03ZX is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.

166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.7913
167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 1.8619
168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.3691
477 - BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.3569
478 - BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC - Relative Weight: 2.3569
479 - BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.8093
579 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 2.9278
580 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 1.6031
581 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.2599
628 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.6981
629 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 2.3468
630 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.4069
673 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.4631
674 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 2.3804
675 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.752
715 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 2.0189
716 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.2765
717 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.7985
718 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.2362

Convert 0PB03ZX 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: 7741 (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.

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 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

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.

ICD-10-PCS:	0PB03ZX
Short Description:	Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
Long Description:	Excision of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic