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Inpatient Procedure Code

0DBJ8ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Excision of Appendix, Endo, Diagn

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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 SystemD

Gastrointestinal System

3
Root OperationB

Excision

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

4
Body PartJ

Appendix

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

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 3 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.

0DBE8ZX — Excision of Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBF8ZX — Excision of Right Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBG8ZX — Excision of Left Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBH8ZX — Excision of Cecum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBK8ZX — Excision of Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBL8ZX — Excision of Transverse Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBM8ZX — Excision of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBN8ZX — Excision of Sigmoid Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0DBJ0ZX — Excision of Appendix, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBJ3ZX — Excision of Appendix, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBJ4ZX — Excision of Appendix, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBJ7ZX — Excision of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0DBJ8ZZ — Excision of Appendix, 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 Colonoscopy and proctoscopy 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.

0D9F8ZX — Drainage of Right Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9G8ZX — Drainage of Left Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9H8ZX — Drainage of Cecum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9J8ZX — Drainage of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9K8ZX — Drainage of Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9L8ZX — Drainage of Transverse Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9M8ZX — Drainage of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9N8ZX — Drainage of Sigmoid Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9P8ZX — Drainage of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0D9Q8ZX — Drainage of Anus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDB8ZX — Extraction of Ileum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDC8ZX — Extraction of Ileocecal Valve, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDE8ZX — Extraction of Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDF8ZX — Extraction of Right Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDG8ZX — Extraction of Left Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDH8ZX — Extraction of Cecum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDJ8ZX — Extraction of Appendix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDK8ZX — Extraction of Ascending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDL8ZX — Extraction of Transverse Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DDM8ZX — Extraction of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +6 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0DBJ8ZX 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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PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1199)

  • 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 · FY2027
  • A00.0 — Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A00.1 — Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A00.9 — Cholera, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cholera, unspecified — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A02.0 — Salmonella enteritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella enteritis — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A03.0 — Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae — grouped in MDC 06, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 1194 more

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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