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0K903ZZ

Drainage of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Approach

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 Head Muscle, Percutaneous 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

4. Body Part Head Muscle

Also covers

  • Auricularis muscle
  • Masseter muscle
  • Pterygoid muscle
  • Splenius capitis muscle
  • Temporalis muscle
  • Temporoparietalis muscle

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0K9000Z Drainage of Head Muscle with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0K900ZX Drainage of Head Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0K900ZZ Drainage of Head Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0K9030Z Drainage of Head Muscle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0K903ZX Drainage of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0K9040Z Drainage of Head Muscle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0K904ZX Drainage of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0K904ZZ Drainage of Head Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0K9100Z Drainage of Facial Muscle with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0K910ZX Drainage of Facial Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0K910ZZ Drainage of Facial Muscle, Open Approach Valid
0K9130Z Drainage of Facial Muscle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid