0T9170ZBillable procedure code

Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Medical and Surgical·Urinary System·Table 0T9·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 0T9170Z: Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. Table 0T9, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Urinary System body system. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.

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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

Via Natural or Artificial Opening: approach

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure