0W1B3J4Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach

Medical and Surgical›Anatomical Regions, General›Bypass

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS 0W1B3J4

CMS Source: FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026.

0W1B3J4 is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The root operation Bypass involves altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

0W1B3J4

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach

Parent Code

0W1

Short Description

Bypass L Pleural Cav to Cutan with Synth Sub, Perc Approach

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	W	Anatomical Regions, General
3	Operation	1	Bypass
4	BodyPart	B	Pleural Cavity, Left
5	Approach	3	Percutaneous
6	Device	J	Synthetic Substitute
7	Qualifier	4	Cutaneous

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Closest ICD-9-PCS equivalents for 0W1B3J4 under the General Equivalence Mappings.

34.09

Approximate match.

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Questions About 0W1B3J4

Is 0W1B3J4 a billable code?

Yes. 0W1B3J4 is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach on inpatient claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What do the characters in 0W1B3J4 mean?

0W1B3J4 breaks down character by character: the 1st character 0 is the Section (Medical and Surgical); the 2nd character W is the Body System (Anatomical Regions, General); the 3rd character 1 is the Operation (Bypass); the 4th character B is the BodyPart (Pleural Cavity, Left); the 5th character 3 is the Approach (Percutaneous); the 6th character J is the Device (Synthetic Substitute); the 7th character 4 is the Qualifier (Cutaneous).

What is the ICD-9-PCS equivalent of 0W1B3J4?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approach crosswalks to ICD-9-PCS 34.09. The mapping is approximate, so confirm it fits the documentation.