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0BHL72Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Via Opening

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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 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 PartL

Lung, Left

5
Approach7

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

6
Device2

Monitoring Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0BH072Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Tracheobronchial Tree, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0BH172Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0BHK72Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Right Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Approach

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

0BHL02Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Open Approach, 0BHL32Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Percutaneous Approach, 0BHL42Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0BHL82Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Device

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

0BHL71Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0BHL73Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0BHL7YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Left Lung, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Respiratory system procedures, NEC (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.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0BHL72Z 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