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Inpatient Procedure Code

0DB10ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 SystemD

Gastrointestinal System

3
Root OperationB

Excision

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

4
Body Part1

Esophagus, Upper

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

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 12 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.

0DB20ZX — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB30ZX — Excision of Lower Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB40ZX — Excision of Esophagogastric Junction, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB50ZX — Excision of Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB60ZX — Excision of Stomach, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB70ZX — Excision of Stomach, Pylorus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB80ZX — Excision of Small Intestine, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB90ZX — Excision of Duodenum, Open Approach, Diagnostic, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0DB13ZX — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB14ZX — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB17ZX — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic, 0DB18ZX — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0DB10ZZ — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under GI system biopsy (non-endoscopic) (Gastrointestinal 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.

0D9R3ZX — Drainage of Anal Sphincter, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9R4ZX — Drainage of Anal Sphincter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9U0ZX — Drainage of Omentum, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9U3ZX — Drainage of Omentum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9U4ZX — Drainage of Omentum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9V0ZX — Drainage of Mesentery, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9V3ZX — Drainage of Mesentery, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9V4ZX — Drainage of Mesentery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9W0ZX — Drainage of Peritoneum, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0D9W4ZX — Drainage of Peritoneum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD13ZX — Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD14ZX — Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD23ZX — Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD24ZX — Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD33ZX — Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD34ZX — Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD43ZX — Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD44ZX — Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD53ZX — Extraction of Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DD54ZX — Extraction of Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, +131 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0DB10ZX 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 0DB10ZX with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (12)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (3304)

  • MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat — 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 · FY2026
  • MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive 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 · FY2026
  • A18.6 — Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.0 — Pharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Pharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.1 — Nasopharyngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Nasopharyngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A36.2 — Laryngeal diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Laryngeal diphtheria — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A54.5 — Gonococcal pharyngitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Gonococcal pharyngitis — grouped in MDC 03, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 3299 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; 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