ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0B Respiratory System › 0BF Respiratory System, Fragmentation › 0BF28ZZ
Fragmentation in Carina, 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 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fragmentation in Carina, 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 Fragmentation
Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces
Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out
For example
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0BF10ZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0BF13ZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0BF14ZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0BF17ZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0BF18ZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0BF1XZZ | Fragmentation in Trachea, External Approach | Valid |
| 0BF20ZZ | Fragmentation in Carina, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0BF23ZZ | Fragmentation in Carina, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0BF24ZZ | Fragmentation in Carina, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0BF27ZZ | Fragmentation in Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0BF2XZZ | Fragmentation in Carina, External Approach | Valid |
| 0BF30ZZ | Fragmentation in Right Main Bronchus, Open Approach | Valid |