0L9540Z

PCS Procedure

Drain R Low Arm & Wrist Tendon w Drain Dev, Perc Endo

Drainage of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0L9540Z

0L9540Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Drainage of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0L9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Tendons body system. Its root operation is Drainage. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Tendons
Root Operation
Drainage

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Drainage

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

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

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