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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0B9P8ZXDrainage of Left Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Drainage of Left Pleura, Endo, Diagn

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0B9P8ZX

0B9P8ZX is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the left pleura using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach (qualifier: diagnostic). In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other pleural biopsy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.24).

For a different body part, codes include 0B918ZX (trachea), 0B928ZX (carina), 0B938ZX (right main bronchus), 0B948ZX (right upper lobe bronchus), 0B958ZX (right middle lobe bronchus), 0B968ZX (right lower lobe bronchus) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0B9P0ZX (open), 0B9P3ZX (percutaneous) and 0B9P4ZX (percutaneous endoscopic).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

It was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
BRespiratory System
3. Operation
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
PPleura, Left
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
XDiagnostic

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 34.24Other pleural biopsyapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 0B9P8ZX

Is 0B9P8ZX a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0B9P8ZX is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0B9P8ZX?

The CMS GEMs map 0B9P8ZX to ICD-9-CM 34.24 (Other pleural biopsy).