ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0W Anatomical Regions, General › 0W9 Anatomical Regions, General, Drainage › 0W968ZX

0W968ZX

Drainage of Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2023 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

  1. FY2023 Added to the code set Drainage of Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 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 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

CodeDescriptionStatus
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