ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0C Mouth and Throat › 0C9 Mouth and Throat, Drainage › 0C9M8ZX
Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 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 Pharynx
Also covers
- Base of Tongue
- Hypopharynx
- Laryngopharynx
- Lingual tonsil
- Oropharynx
- Piriform recess (sinus)
- Tongue, base of
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |