0W3Q8ZZBillable procedure code

Control Bleeding in Respiratory Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Medical and Surgical·Anatomical Regions, General·Table 0W3·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0W3Q8ZZ: Control Bleeding in Respiratory Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic. Table 0W3, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Anatomical Regions, General body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Control: root operation

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Includes: Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

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