0R944ZZ

PCS Procedure

Drainage of C-thor Jt, Perc Endo Approach

Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 0R944ZZ

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0R944ZZ: Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. Table 0R9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Upper Joints body system. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

Procedure Details

Section: [0] Medical and Surgical
Body System: Upper Joints
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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