0BDC8ZX
Extraction Upper Lung Lobe, Right to Diagnostic with No Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Approach
Procedural Specifications
| Clinical Axis | Detail Definition |
|---|---|
| Section | 0 Medical and Surgical |
| Body System | B Respiratory System |
| Operation | D Extraction |
| Body Part | C Upper Lung Lobe, Right |
| Approach | 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic |
| Device | Z No Device |
| Qualifier | X Diagnostic |
Operation Definition
Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force
Procedure Overview
Extraction in the respiratory system involves pulling or stripping tissue or material out using force rather than cutting, a less common approach than excision but used when a structure is removed by traction alone. This might apply to removal of an object or tissue by grasping and pulling it free without dissecting or cutting through surrounding structures, as documented by the operating physician.
Anatomy & Axis Detail
Upper Lung Lobe, Right
The right upper lung lobe is the superior division of the right lung, ventilated by the right upper lobe bronchus and supplying the apical, posterior, and anterior segments, and extraction at the lobe level is coded when the procedure targets material lodged broadly within this lobe's airway network rather than at a single named bronchial branch. This typically applies when retrieval addresses obstructing material affecting the lobe as a functional unit, such as diffusely distributed mucus or debris reachable through the lobar airway during bronchoscopy. The right upper lobe sits closest to the apex of the thoracic cavity and is anatomically distinct from the middle and lower lobes below it, so obstruction confined here tends to produce apical collapse or localized findings on chest imaging. Because ICD-10-PCS distinguishes lobe-level body parts from specific bronchial branch values, documentation should clarify whether the extraction was directed at the lobe generally or at a discrete named bronchus within it.
Approach: Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic describes instrumentation introduced through a natural orifice or a surgically created opening while using an endoscope for visualization, as in a routine colonoscopy performed through the anus. It differs from the plain Via Natural or Artificial Opening value by the added scope, and from Percutaneous Endoscopic by using an existing passage rather than a new skin puncture.
Qualifier: Diagnostic
Applied chiefly to Excision, this qualifier marks that tissue was removed specifically for diagnostic purposes, i.e., a biopsy intended for pathologic evaluation rather than to treat disease. It distinguishes biopsy-type excisions from therapeutic excisions of the same body part, which are coded without this qualifier even though the physical technique may be identical.
Coding & Documentation
Because Extraction is defined specifically by the absence of cutting, coders need explicit documentation that the material was pulled, stripped, or avulsed rather than excised, since the two root operations lead to different codes even when the clinical scenario looks similar on the surface. It's one of the less frequently used root operations in this body system, so coders should double check the operative note's verbs (pulled, stripped, avulsed) rather than defaulting to Excision out of habit whenever tissue is taken out.