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0S9J00Z

Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, 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 Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, 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 Tarsal Joint, Left

Also covers

  • Calcaneocuboid joint
  • Cuboideonavicular joint
  • Cuneonavicular joint
  • Intercuneiform joint
  • Subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint
  • Talocalcaneal (subtalar) joint
  • Talocalcaneonavicular joint

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device Drainage Device

For example

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
0S9000Z Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0S900ZX Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0S900ZZ Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach Valid
0S9030Z Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0S903ZX Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0S903ZZ Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0S9040Z Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0S904ZX Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0S904ZZ Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0S9200Z Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
0S920ZX Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
0S920ZZ Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach Valid