0Q9C0ZXBillable procedure code

Drainage of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Medical and Surgical·Lower Bones·Table 0Q9·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0Q9C0ZX: Drainage of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic. Table 0Q9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lower Bones 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