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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0B710ZZDilation of Trachea, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0B710ZZ

0B710ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a dilation procedure on the trachea using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, dilation means expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on trachea, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (31.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0B720ZZ (carina), 0B730ZZ (right main bronchus), 0B740ZZ (right upper lobe bronchus), 0B750ZZ (right middle lobe bronchus), 0B760ZZ (right lower lobe bronchus), 0B770ZZ (left main bronchus) and 3 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0B713ZZ (percutaneous), 0B714ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0B717ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0B718ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0B710DZ (intraluminal device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 143 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 144 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 145 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 166 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 167 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures with CC) and DRG 168 (Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures”, “Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
BRespiratory System
3. Operation
7Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part

Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy

4. Body Part
1Trachea
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 31.99Other operations on tracheaapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0B710ZZ

Is 0B710ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0B710ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0B710ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0B710ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0B710ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0B710ZZ can group to MS-DRG 143, MS-DRG 144, MS-DRG 145, MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167 and MS-DRG 168.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0B710ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0B710ZZ to ICD-9-CM 31.99 (Other operations on trachea).