Dilation of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Medical and Surgical·Respiratory System·Table 0B7·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 0B797ZZ describes Dilation of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. This procedure is listed in table 0B7, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Dilation. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.
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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: approach
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure