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0BBP0ZX

Excision of Left Pleura, Open Approach, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Pleura, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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