ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0U Female Reproductive System › 0U9 Female Reproductive System, Drainage › 0U9G7ZZ
Drainage of Vagina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Vagina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0U9000Z | Drainage of Right Ovary with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0U900ZX | Drainage of Right Ovary, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0U900ZZ | Drainage of Right Ovary, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0U9030Z | Drainage of Right Ovary with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0U903ZX | Drainage of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0U903ZZ | Drainage of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0U9040Z | Drainage of Right Ovary with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0U904ZX | Drainage of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0U904ZZ | Drainage of Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0U9080Z | Drainage of Right Ovary with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0U908ZX | Drainage of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0U908ZZ | Drainage of Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |