Drainage of Aortic Body, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Aortic Body, 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

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

Code	Description	Status
0G9000Z	Drainage of Pituitary Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0G900ZX	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0G900ZZ	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Open Approach	Valid
0G9030Z	Drainage of Pituitary Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0G903ZX	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0G903ZZ	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0G9040Z	Drainage of Pituitary Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0G904ZX	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0G904ZZ	Drainage of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0G9100Z	Drainage of Pineal Body with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0G910ZX	Drainage of Pineal Body, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0G910ZZ	Drainage of Pineal Body, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0G9D0ZX
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0G9

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0G Endocrine System
Category 0G9 Endocrine System, Drainage
This code 0G9D0ZX Drainage of Aortic Body, Open Approach, Diagnostic

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
G Body system Endocrine System
9 Root operation Drainage
D Body Part Aortic Body
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
X Qualifier Diagnostic

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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