ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0W Anatomical Regions, General › 0W9 Anatomical Regions, General, Drainage › 0W960ZX
Drainage of Neck, Open Approach, Diagnostic
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 Neck, Open 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 Neck
Also covers
- Parapharyngeal space
- Retropharyngeal space
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0W9000Z | Drainage of Head with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0W900ZX | Drainage of Head, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0W900ZZ | Drainage of Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0W9030Z | Drainage of Head with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0W903ZX | Drainage of Head, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0W903ZZ | Drainage of Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0W9040Z | Drainage of Head with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0W904ZX | Drainage of Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0W904ZZ | Drainage of Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0W9100Z | Drainage of Cranial Cavity with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0W910ZX | Drainage of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0W910ZZ | Drainage of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach | Valid |