Drainage of Pelvic Cavity, 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 FY2021 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2021 to now.

FY2021 Added to the code set Drainage of Pelvic Cavity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

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

Also covers

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

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

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0W Anatomical Regions, General
Category 0W9 Anatomical Regions, General, Drainage
This code 0W9J8ZX Drainage of Pelvic Cavity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.