099X3ZXBillable procedure code

Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Medical and Surgical·Ear, Nose, Sinus·Table 099·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 099X3ZX: Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic. 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