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0T9D0ZZ

Drainage of Urethra, 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 Urethra, 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 Urethra

Also covers

  • Bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland
  • Cowper's (bulbourethral) gland
  • External urethral sphincter
  • Internal urethral sphincter
  • Membranous urethra
  • Penile urethra
  • Prostatic urethra

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
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