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0BBN8ZZ
Excision of Right Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Excision of Right Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0BB10ZX | Excision of Trachea, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB10ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0BB13ZX | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB13ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0BB14ZX | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB14ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0BB17ZX | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB17ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0BB18ZX | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB18ZZ | Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0BB20ZX | Excision of Carina, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0BB20ZZ | Excision of Carina, Open Approach | Valid |