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0BB48ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Endo

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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 OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body Part4

Upper Lobe Bronchus, Right

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0BB18ZZ — Excision of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB28ZZ — Excision of Carina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB38ZZ — Excision of Right Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB58ZZ — Excision of Right Middle Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB68ZZ — Excision of Right Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB78ZZ — Excision of Left Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB88ZZ — Excision of Left Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BB98ZZ — Excision of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, +12 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0BB40ZZ — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Open Approach, 0BB43ZZ — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Percutaneous Approach, 0BB44ZZ — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0BB47ZZ — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0BB48ZX — Excision of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Bronchoscopic excision and fulguration (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.

0B5J3ZZ — Destruction of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5J7ZZ — Destruction of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0B5J8ZZ — Destruction of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0B5K3Z3 — Destruction of Right Lung using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5K3ZZ — Destruction of Right Lung, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5K7ZZ — Destruction of Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0B5K8ZZ — Destruction of Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0B5L3Z3 — Destruction of Left Lung using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5L3ZZ — Destruction of Left Lung, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5L7ZZ — Destruction of Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0B5L8ZZ — Destruction of Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0B5M3Z3 — Destruction of Bilateral Lungs using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5M3ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Lungs, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5M7ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Lungs, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0B5M8ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Lungs, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0B5N3ZZ — Destruction of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5P3ZZ — Destruction of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Approach, 0B5T3ZZ — Destruction of Diaphragm, Percutaneous Approach, 0BDN3ZZ — Extraction of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Approach, 0BDP3ZZ — Extraction of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Approach, +51 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0BB48ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

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Clinical classification (CCSR)

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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