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0D9V0ZX

Drainage of Mesentery, 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 Mesentery, 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

4. Body Part Mesentery

Also covers

  • Mesoappendix
  • Mesocolon

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
0D9100Z Drainage of Upper Esophagus with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0D910ZX Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0D910ZZ Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Open Approach Valid
0D9130Z Drainage of Upper Esophagus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0D913ZX Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0D913ZZ Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0D9140Z Drainage of Upper Esophagus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0D914ZX Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0D914ZZ Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0D9170Z Drainage of Upper Esophagus with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0D917ZX Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic Valid
0D917ZZ Drainage of Upper Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid