ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  S = Lower Joints

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:

0S90 - Lumbar Vertebral Joint

• Open Approach

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

  • Drainage Device
    • 0S9000Z - Drainage of Lum Jt with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • No Device
    • 0S900ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagn
    • 0S900ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, 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
    • 0S9030Z - Drainage of Lum Jt with Drain Dev, Perc Approach
  • No Device
    • 0S903ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 0S903ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, 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
    • 0S9040Z - Drainage of Lum Jt with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
  • No Device
    • 0S904ZX - Drainage of Lum Jt, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
    • 0S904ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Perc Endo Approach