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Inpatient Procedure Code

0DB28ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Excision of Middle Esophagus, Endo, Diagn

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 Part2

Esophagus, Middle

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0DB18ZX — Excision of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB38ZX — Excision of Lower Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB48ZX — Excision of Esophagogastric Junction, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB58ZX — Excision of Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB68ZX — Excision of Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB78ZX — Excision of Stomach, Pylorus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB88ZX — Excision of Small Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DB98ZX — Excision of Duodenum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0DB20ZX — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB23ZX — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB24ZX — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DB27ZX — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0DB28ZZ — Excision of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with biopsy (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.

0D918ZX — Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D928ZX — Drainage of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D938ZX — Drainage of Lower Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D948ZX — Drainage of Esophagogastric Junction, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D958ZX — Drainage of Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D968ZX — Drainage of Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D978ZX — Drainage of Stomach, Pylorus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D988ZX — Drainage of Small Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D998ZX — Drainage of Duodenum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9A8ZX — Drainage of Jejunum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD18ZX — Extraction of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD28ZX — Extraction of Middle Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD38ZX — Extraction of Lower Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD48ZX — Extraction of Esophagogastric Junction, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD58ZX — Extraction of Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD68ZX — Extraction of Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD78ZX — Extraction of Stomach, Pylorus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD88ZX — Extraction of Small Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DD98ZX — Extraction of Duodenum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDA8ZX — Extraction of Jejunum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0DB28ZX 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)

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