Drainage of Left External Auditory Canal with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 099·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 099430Z: Drainage of Left External Auditory Canal with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach. Table 099, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Ear, Nose, Sinus body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.
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What the code means
Drainage: root operation
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
Percutaneous: approach
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