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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0BJQ0ZZInspection of Pleura, 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 0BJQ0ZZ

0BJQ0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the pleura using an open 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 chest wall, pleura, and diaphragm, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (34.28).

For a different body part, codes include 0BJ00ZZ (tracheobronchial tree), 0BJ10ZZ (trachea), 0BJK0ZZ (right lung), 0BJL0ZZ (left lung) and 0BJT0ZZ (diaphragm).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0BJQ3ZZ (percutaneous), 0BJQ4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0BJQ7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening), 0BJQ8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0BJQXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for 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 category “Other Respiratory System O.R. 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
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
QPleura
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 →
  • 34.28Other diagnostic procedures on chest wall, pleura, and diaphragmapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  5. 2020
  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 0BJQ0ZZ

Is 0BJQ0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0BJQ0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0BJQ0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0BJQ0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0BJQ0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0BJQ0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 166, MS-DRG 167 and MS-DRG 168.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0BJQ0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0BJQ0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 34.28 (Other diagnostic procedures on chest wall, pleura, and diaphragm).