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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0BP081ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Tracheobronchial Tree, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Radioactive Element from Tracheobronc Tree, Endo

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 0BP081Z

0BP081Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the tracheobronchial tree using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with radioactive element. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision of bronchus, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (33.0).

For a different body part, codes include 0BPK81Z (right lung), 0BPL81Z (left lung) and 0BPQ81Z (pleura).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0BP001Z (open), 0BP031Z (percutaneous), 0BP041Z (percutaneous endoscopic), 0BP071Z (via natural or artificial opening) and 0BP0X1Z (external).

With a different device, use 0BP080Z (drainage device), 0BP082Z (monitoring device), 0BP083Z (infusion device), 0BP087Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0BP08CZ (extraluminal device), 0BP08DZ (intraluminal device) and 3 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 163 (Major Chest Procedures with MCC), DRG 164 (Major Chest Procedures with CC) and DRG 165 (Major Chest Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Major Chest Procedures”.

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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
0Tracheobronchial Tree
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
1Radioactive Element

Includes: Brachytherapy seeds; CivaSheet(R)

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 →
  • 33.0Incision of bronchusapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0BP081Z

Is 0BP081Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0BP081Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0BP081Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0BP081Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0BP081Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0BP081Z can group to MS-DRG 163, MS-DRG 164 and MS-DRG 165.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0BP081Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0BP081Z to ICD-9-CM 33.0 (Incision of bronchus).