ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0B Respiratory System › 0BF Respiratory System, Fragmentation › 0BF3XZZ

0BF3XZZ

Fragmentation in Right Main Bronchus, External Approach

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 Fragmentation in Right Main Bronchus, External Approach

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

4. Body Part Main Bronchus, Right

Also covers

  • Bronchus Intermedius
  • Intermediate bronchus

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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
0BF28ZZ Fragmentation in Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0BF2XZZ Fragmentation in Carina, External Approach Valid