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0B9B8ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Endo, Diagn

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemB

Respiratory System

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

4
Body PartB

Lower Lobe Bronchus, Left

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0B968ZX — Drainage of Right Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B978ZX — Drainage of Left Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B988ZX — Drainage of Left Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B998ZX — Drainage of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B9C8ZX — Drainage of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B9D8ZX — Drainage of Right Middle Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B9F8ZX — Drainage of Right Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0B9G8ZX — Drainage of Left Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +12 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0B9B0ZX — Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0B9B3ZX — Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0B9B4ZX — Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0B9B7ZX — Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

0B9B8ZZ — Drainage of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Bronchoscopy (diagnostic) (Respiratory System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0BB18ZX — Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB28ZX — Excision of Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB38ZX — Excision of Right Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB48ZX — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB58ZX — Excision of Right Middle Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB68ZX — Excision of Right Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB78ZX — Excision of Left Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB88ZX — Excision of Left Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BB98ZX — Excision of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBB8ZX — Excision of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBC8ZX — Excision of Right Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBD8ZX — Excision of Right Middle Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBF8ZX — Excision of Right Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBG8ZX — Excision of Left Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBH8ZX — Excision of Lung Lingula, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBJ8ZX — Excision of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBK8ZX — Excision of Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBL8ZX — Excision of Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBM8ZX — Excision of Bilateral Lungs, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0BBN8ZX — Excision of Right Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +27 more

Contextual Map

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Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources