Drainage of Left Ankle Tendon, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Left Ankle Tendon, 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

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

Code	Description	Status
0L9000Z	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0L900ZX	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0L900ZZ	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach	Valid
0L9030Z	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0L903ZX	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0L903ZZ	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0L9040Z	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0L904ZX	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0L904ZZ	Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0L9100Z	Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0L910ZX	Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0L910ZZ	Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0L9T3ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0L9

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0L Tendons
Category 0L9 Tendons, Drainage
This code 0L9T3ZZ Drainage of Left Ankle Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
L Body system Tendons
9 Root operation Drainage
T Body Part Ankle Tendon, Left
3 Approach Percutaneous
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

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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