ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  1 = Peripheral Nervous System

Root Operation:
  9 = Drainage

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0194 - Ulnar Nerve

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • Drainage Device
    • 019400Z - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 01940ZX - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach, Diagnostic
    • 01940ZZ - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

  • Drainage Device
    • 019430Z - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve with Drainage Device, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 01943ZX - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
    • 01943ZZ - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

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• Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  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 Device
    • 019440Z - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 01944ZX - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 01944ZZ - Drainage of Ulnar Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach