Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

External Auditory Canal, Left body part includes:

  • External auditory meatus

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 09940ZXSee Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 9 Ear, Nose, Sinus
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part 4 External Auditory Canal, Left
5: Approach 0 Open
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.