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ICD 10 Code 0B518ZZ

Destruction of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
“Destruction of Trachea, Endo” for short

0B518ZZ is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Destruction of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. 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.

Destruction involves:
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent. None of the body part is physically taken out

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

Destruction includes:

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Trachea body part includes:

  • Cricoid cartilage
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 04 Diseases & Disorders of the Respiratory System
    Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0B518ZZ — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System B Respiratory System
3: Root Operation 5 Destruction
4: Body Part 1 Trachea
5: Approach 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

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.