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Inpatient Procedure Code

4A19X5Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Monitoring of Respiratory Flow, External Approach

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
Section4

Measurement and Monitoring

2
Body SystemA

Physiological Systems

3
Root Operation1

Monitoring

Determining the level of a physiological or physical function repetitively over a period of time

4
Body System9

Respiratory

5
ApproachX

External

6
Function / Device5

Flow

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

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

4A1975Z — Monitoring of Respiratory Flow, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Function / Device

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

4A19X1Z — Monitoring of Respiratory Capacity, External Approach, 4A19XCZ — Monitoring of Respiratory Rate, External Approach, 4A19XDZ — Monitoring of Respiratory Resistance, External Approach, 4A19XLZ — Monitoring of Respiratory Volume, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Pulmonary function tests (Measurement and Monitoring); 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.

4A0971Z — Measurement of Respiratory Capacity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A0975Z — Measurement of Respiratory Flow, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A097CZ — Measurement of Respiratory Rate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A097DZ — Measurement of Respiratory Resistance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A097LZ — Measurement of Respiratory Volume, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A097MZ — Measurement of Respiratory Total Activity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 4A0981Z — Measurement of Respiratory Capacity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A0985Z — Measurement of Respiratory Flow, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A098CZ — Measurement of Respiratory Rate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A098DZ — Measurement of Respiratory Resistance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A098LZ — Measurement of Respiratory Volume, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A098MZ — Measurement of Respiratory Total Activity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 4A09X1Z — Measurement of Respiratory Capacity, External Approach, 4A09X5Z — Measurement of Respiratory Flow, External Approach, 4A09XCZ — Measurement of Respiratory Rate, External Approach, 4A09XDZ — Measurement of Respiratory Resistance, External Approach, 4A09XLZ — Measurement of Respiratory Volume, External Approach, 4A09XMZ — Measurement of Respiratory Total Activity, External Approach, 4B09XSZ — Measurement of Respiratory Pacemaker, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 4A19X5Z 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