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0897X0Z

Drainage of Left Sclera with Drainage Device, External Approach

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 Sclera with Drainage Device, External Approach

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 External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device Drainage Device

For example

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0890X0Z Drainage of Right Eye with Drainage Device, External Approach Valid
0890XZX Drainage of Right Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0890XZZ Drainage of Right Eye, External Approach Valid
0891X0Z Drainage of Left Eye with Drainage Device, External Approach Valid
0891XZX Drainage of Left Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0891XZZ Drainage of Left Eye, External Approach Valid
089230Z Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08923ZX Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08923ZZ Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach Valid
089330Z Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08933ZX Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08933ZZ Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach Valid