ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0T Urinary System › 0T9 Urinary System, Drainage › 0T9C8ZZ
Drainage of Bladder Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 Bladder Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0T9000Z | Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0T900ZX | Drainage of Right Kidney, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0T900ZZ | Drainage of Right Kidney, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0T9030Z | Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0T903ZX | Drainage of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0T903ZZ | Drainage of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0T9040Z | Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0T904ZX | Drainage of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0T904ZZ | Drainage of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0T9070Z | Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0T907ZX | Drainage of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0T907ZZ | Drainage of Right Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |