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ICD-10-PCS Code 009B4ZX

Drainage of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
“Drainage of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagn” for short

009B4ZX is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic. It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024.

Drainage involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Percutaneous Endoscopic approach involves:
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

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Pons body part includes:

  • Apneustic center
  • Basis pontis
  • Locus ceruleus
  • Pneumotaxic center
  • Pontine tegmentum
  • Superior olivary nucleus

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 009B4ZX — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 0 Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part B Pons
5: Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier X Diagnostic

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.