0C9M40Z
PCS ProcedureDrainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Perc Endo Approach
Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0C9M40Z: Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 0C9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Mouth and Throat body system. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.
Procedure Details
- Section
- [0] Medical and Surgical
- Body System
- Mouth and Throat
- Root Operation
- Drainage
Clinical Definitions
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
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Adjacent Procedure Codes
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- H04.22 - Epiphora due to insufficient drainage
- H04.223 - Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, bilateral
- Z98.2 - Presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device
- H04.221 - Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, right side
- H04.222 - Epiphora due to insufficient drainage, left side