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Inpatient Procedure Code

0DBM8ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Excision of Descending Colon, 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 PartM

Descending Colon

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.

0DBG8ZX — Excision of Left Large Intestine, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBH8ZX — Excision of Cecum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBJ8ZX — Excision of Appendix, 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, 0DBN8ZX — Excision of Sigmoid Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBP8ZX — Excision of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0DBQ8ZX — Excision of Anus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +14 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0DBM0ZX — Excision of Descending Colon, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBM3ZX — Excision of Descending Colon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBM4ZX — Excision of Descending Colon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0DBM7ZX — Excision of Descending Colon, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0DBM8ZZ — Excision of Descending Colon, 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 0DBM8ZX 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

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