ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0M Bursae and Ligaments › 0M9 Bursae and Ligaments, Drainage › 0M9G4ZX

0M9G4ZX

Drainage of Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Left Thorax Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  2. FY2018 Description revised Drainage of Left Thorax Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Drainage of Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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

4. Body Part Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament

Also covers

  • Costotransverse ligament

5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0M9000Z Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0M900ZX Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0M900ZZ Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid
0M9030Z Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0M903ZX Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0M903ZZ Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0M9040Z Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0M904ZX Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0M904ZZ Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0M9100Z Drainage of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0M910ZX Drainage of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0M910ZZ Drainage of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach Valid