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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0BJ17ZZInspection of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027

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 0BJ17ZZ

0BJ17ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the trachea using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, inspection means visually and/or manually exploring a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other diagnostic procedures on trachea, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (31.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0BJ07ZZ (tracheobronchial tree), 0BJK7ZZ (right lung), 0BJL7ZZ (left lung), 0BJQ7ZZ (pleura) and 0BJT7ZZ (diaphragm).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0BJ10ZZ (open), 0BJ13ZZ (percutaneous), 0BJ14ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0BJ18ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0BJ1XZZ (external).

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

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
JInspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part
1Trachea
5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 31.49Other diagnostic procedures on tracheaapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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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 0BJ17ZZ

Is 0BJ17ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0BJ17ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0BJ17ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0BJ17ZZ to ICD-9-CM 31.49 (Other diagnostic procedures on trachea).