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0R9M3ZX

Drainage of Left Elbow Joint, Percutaneous 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 Elbow Joint, Percutaneous 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 Elbow Joint, Left

Also covers

  • Distal humerus, involving joint
  • Humeroradial joint
  • Humeroulnar joint
  • Proximal radioulnar joint

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
0R9000Z Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0R900ZX Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0R900ZZ Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach Valid
0R9030Z Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0R903ZX Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0R903ZZ Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0R9040Z Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0R904ZX Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0R904ZZ Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0R9100Z Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0R910ZX Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0R910ZZ Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid