0C2AX0ZBillable procedure code

Change Drainage Device in Salivary Gland, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Mouth and Throat·Table 0C2·FY 2027

0C2AX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Change Drainage Device in Salivary Gland, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0C2, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. Its root operation is Change. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Change: root operation

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

All CHANGE procedures are coded using the approach EXTERNAL

Includes: Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change

External: approach

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