Drainage of Left Inguinal Region, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Left Inguinal Region, 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

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
0Y9000Z	Drainage of Right Buttock with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0Y900ZX	Drainage of Right Buttock, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0Y900ZZ	Drainage of Right Buttock, Open Approach	Valid
0Y9030Z	Drainage of Right Buttock with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0Y903ZX	Drainage of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0Y903ZZ	Drainage of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0Y9040Z	Drainage of Right Buttock with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0Y904ZX	Drainage of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0Y904ZZ	Drainage of Right Buttock, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0Y9100Z	Drainage of Left Buttock with Drainage Device, Open Approach	Valid
0Y910ZX	Drainage of Left Buttock, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0Y910ZZ	Drainage of Left Buttock, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0Y960ZX
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0Y9

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0Y Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities
Category 0Y9 Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities, Drainage
This code 0Y960ZX Drainage of Left Inguinal Region, Open Approach, Diagnostic

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
Y Body system Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities
9 Root operation Drainage
6 Body Part Inguinal Region, Left
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
X Qualifier Diagnostic

Source

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

Effective October 1, 2026.

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