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06940ZX

Drainage of Hepatic Vein, Open 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 Hepatic Vein, Open 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

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
069000Z Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
06900ZX Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
06900ZZ Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Open Approach Valid
069030Z Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
06903ZX Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
06903ZZ Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Approach Valid
069040Z Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
06904ZX Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
06904ZZ Drainage of Inferior Vena Cava, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
069100Z Drainage of Splenic Vein with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
06910ZX Drainage of Splenic Vein, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
06910ZZ Drainage of Splenic Vein, Open Approach Valid