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ICD 10 Code 09B88ZX

Excision of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
“Excision of Left Tympanic Membrane, Endo, Diagn” for short

09B88ZX is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Excision of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Excision involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic approach involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

Excision includes:

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

Tympanic Membrane, Left body part includes:

  • Pars flaccida
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 99 Other
    Non-extensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis
    • DRG 987 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC
    • DRG 988 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC
    • DRG 989 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 09B88ZX — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 9 Ear, Nose, Sinus
3: Root Operation B Excision
4: Body Part 8 Tympanic Membrane, Left
5: Approach 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier X Diagnostic

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.