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0BBP8ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Left Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Excision of Left Pleura, 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 PartP

Pleura, Left

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 9 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0BBF8ZZ — Excision of Right Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBG8ZZ — Excision of Left Upper Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBH8ZZ — Excision of Lung Lingula, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBJ8ZZ — Excision of Left Lower Lung Lobe, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBK8ZZ — Excision of Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBL8ZZ — Excision of Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBM8ZZ — Excision of Bilateral Lungs, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0BBN8ZZ — Excision of Right Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, +12 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0BBP0ZZ — Excision of Left Pleura, Open Approach, 0BBP3ZZ — Excision of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Approach, 0BBP4ZZ — Excision of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0BBP8ZX — Excision of Left Pleura, 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 0BBP8ZZ 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.

Run 0BBP8ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (9)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (15838)

  • MDC 04 — Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A02.22 — Salmonella pneumonia[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella pneumonia — grouped in MDC 04, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A06.5 — Amebic lung abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic lung abscess — grouped in MDC 04, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A15.0 — Tuberculosis of lung[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of lung — grouped in MDC 04, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A15.4 — Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes — grouped in MDC 04, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A15.5 — Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus — grouped in MDC 04, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 15833 more

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Change history

Change history

  • FY2018 — October 1, 2017
    Added to the code set
    Excision of Left Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
    FY2018 changes

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