ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas › 0F9 Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Drainage › 0F9C8ZX

0F9C8ZX

Drainage of Ampulla of Vater, 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.

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 Ampulla of Vater, 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 Ampulla of Vater

Also covers

  • Duodenal ampulla
  • Hepatopancreatic ampulla

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0F9000Z Drainage of Liver with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0F900ZX Drainage of Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0F900ZZ Drainage of Liver, Open Approach Valid
0F9030Z Drainage of Liver with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0F903ZX Drainage of Liver, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0F903ZZ Drainage of Liver, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0F9040Z Drainage of Liver with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0F904ZX Drainage of Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0F904ZZ Drainage of Liver, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0F9100Z Drainage of Right Lobe Liver with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0F910ZX Drainage of Right Lobe Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0F910ZZ Drainage of Right Lobe Liver, Open Approach Valid