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

0C9P - Tonsils

  • Open Approach

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

    • Drainage Device
      • 0C9P00Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, Open Approach
    • No Device
      • 0C9P0ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0C9P0ZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, Open Approach

  • 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
      • 0C9P30Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, Perc Approach
    • No Device
      • 0C9P3ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0C9P3ZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach

  • 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
      • 0C9PX0Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, External Approach
    • No Device
      • 0C9PXZX - Drainage of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic
      • 0C9PXZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, External Approach