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ICD 10 Code 0BJQ8ZZ

Inspection of Pleura, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
“Inspection of Pleura, Endo” for short

0BJQ8ZZ is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Inspection of Pleura, 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.

Inspection involves:
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

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

Inspection includes:

  • Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0BJQ8ZZ — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System B Respiratory System
3: Root Operation J Inspection
4: Body Part Q Pleura
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.