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059Q3ZX

Drainage of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part External Jugular Vein, Left

Also covers

  • Posterior auricular vein

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
059000Z Drainage of Azygos Vein with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
05900ZX Drainage of Azygos Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
05900ZZ Drainage of Azygos Vein, Open Approach Valid
059030Z Drainage of Azygos Vein with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
05903ZX Drainage of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
05903ZZ Drainage of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach Valid
059040Z Drainage of Azygos Vein with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
05904ZX Drainage of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
05904ZZ Drainage of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
059100Z Drainage of Hemiazygos Vein with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
05910ZX Drainage of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
05910ZZ Drainage of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach Valid