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0C9M0ZZ

Drainage of Pharynx, Open 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 Pharynx, Open 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

4. Body Part Pharynx

Also covers

  • Base of Tongue
  • Hypopharynx
  • Laryngopharynx
  • Lingual tonsil
  • Oropharynx
  • Piriform recess (sinus)
  • Tongue, base of

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
0C9000Z Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0C900ZX Drainage of Upper Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0C900ZZ Drainage of Upper Lip, Open Approach Valid
0C9030Z Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C903ZX Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0C903ZZ Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0C90X0Z Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, External Approach Valid
0C90XZX Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0C90XZZ Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach Valid
0C9100Z Drainage of Lower Lip with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0C910ZX Drainage of Lower Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0C910ZZ Drainage of Lower Lip, Open Approach Valid