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0P9L0ZZ

Drainage of Left Ulna, Open 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 Left Ulna, Open 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 Ulna, Left

Also covers

  • Olecranon process
  • Radial notch

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
0P9000Z Drainage of Sternum with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0P900ZX Drainage of Sternum, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0P900ZZ Drainage of Sternum, Open Approach Valid
0P9030Z Drainage of Sternum with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P903ZX Drainage of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0P903ZZ Drainage of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0P9040Z Drainage of Sternum with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0P904ZX Drainage of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0P904ZZ Drainage of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0P9100Z Drainage of 1 to 2 Ribs with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0P910ZX Drainage of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0P910ZZ Drainage of 1 to 2 Ribs, Open Approach Valid