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Inpatient Procedure Code

0BH172Z

Insertion of Monitoring Device into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Insertion of Monitoring Device into Trachea, Via Opening

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 OperationH

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

4
Body Part1

Trachea

5
Approach7

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

6
Device2

Monitoring Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0BH172Z 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.

PCS table

  • 0BH[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0BH072Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Tracheobronchial Tree, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0BH102Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Trachea, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0BH17DZ — Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0BH17EZ — Insertion of Endotracheal Airway into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0BH17YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0BH182Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [One axis away]
  • 0BHK72Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0BHL72Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.