ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  C = Mouth and Throat

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:

0C90 - Upper Lip

• Open Approach

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

  • Drainage Device
    • 0C9000Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 0C900ZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0C900ZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, 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
    • 0C9030Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 0C903ZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0C903ZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach

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• External Approach

  Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

  • Drainage Device
    • 0C90X0Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Extern Approach
  • No Device
    • 0C90XZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic
    • 0C90XZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach