ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0H9 Skin and Breast, Drainage › 0H9WXZZ
Drainage of Right Nipple, External Approach
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 Right Nipple, External Approach
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 External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0H90X0Z | Drainage of Scalp Skin with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H90XZX | Drainage of Scalp Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0H90XZZ | Drainage of Scalp Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H91X0Z | Drainage of Face Skin with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H91XZX | Drainage of Face Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0H91XZZ | Drainage of Face Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H92X0Z | Drainage of Right Ear Skin with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H92XZX | Drainage of Right Ear Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0H92XZZ | Drainage of Right Ear Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H93X0Z | Drainage of Left Ear Skin with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0H93XZX | Drainage of Left Ear Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0H93XZZ | Drainage of Left Ear Skin, External Approach | Valid |