Dilation of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Medical and Surgical·Respiratory System·Table 0B7·FY 2027
Dilation of Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 0B718ZZ, found in table 0B7, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Respiratory System body system. Its root operation is Dilation. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.
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What the code means
Dilation: root operation
Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part
Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy
Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic: approach
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure