0D940ZXBillable procedure code

Drainage of Esophagogastric Junction, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Medical and Surgical·Gastrointestinal System·Table 0D9·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0D940ZX: Drainage of Esophagogastric Junction, Open Approach, Diagnostic. Table 0D9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Gastrointestinal System body system. The approach used is Open.

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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

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure