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0Y973ZX

Drainage of Right Femoral Region, Percutaneous 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Right Femoral Region, Percutaneous 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 Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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