Collection of Other Fluid from Indwelling Device in Nervous System

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 Collection of Other Fluid from Indwelling Device in Nervous System

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 Other Procedures

Methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease

5. Approach External

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
8C01X6J	Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Indwelling Device in Nervous System	Valid
8C02X6K	Collection of Blood from Indwelling Device in Circulatory System	Valid
8C02X6L	Collection of Other Fluid from Indwelling Device in Circulatory System	Valid

At a glance

Code: 8C01X6L
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 8C0

Where this code sits

Section 8 Other Procedures
Body system 8C Indwelling Device
Category 8C0 Other Procedures, Indwelling Device, Other Procedures
This code 8C01X6L Collection of Other Fluid from Indwelling Device in Nervous System

What each character means

8 Section Other Procedures
C Body system Indwelling Device
0 Root operation Other Procedures
1 Body Region Nervous System
X Approach External
6 Method Collection
L Qualifier Other Fluid

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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