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0C9V80Z

Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Vocal Cord, Left

Also covers

  • Vocal fold

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

6. Device Drainage Device

For example

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

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