01943ZX

PCS Procedure

Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

About ICD-10-PCS code 01943ZX

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 01943ZX: Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic. Table 019, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Peripheral Nervous System body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Peripheral Nervous System
Root Operation
Drainage

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · 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

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Approach · 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

Adjacent Procedure Codes