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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation 9
Medical and Surgical, Upper Veins, Drainage

The Drainage root operation is identified by the character code 9 in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies.

Includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  5 = Upper Veins

Root Operation:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Outline View ICD-10-PCS Table View

Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

  • 0598 - Axillary Vein, Left

  • 0597 - Axillary Vein, Right

  • 0590 - Azygos Vein

    Includes:
    • Right ascending lumbar vein
    • Right subcostal vein

  • 059C - Basilic Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Median antebrachial vein
    • Median cubital vein

  • 059B - Basilic Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Median antebrachial vein
    • Median cubital vein

  • 059A - Brachial Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Radial vein
    • Ulnar vein

  • 0599 - Brachial Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Radial vein
    • Ulnar vein

  • 059F - Cephalic Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Accessory cephalic vein

  • 059D - Cephalic Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Accessory cephalic vein

  • 059Q - External Jugular Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Posterior auricular vein

  • 059P - External Jugular Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Posterior auricular vein

  • 059V - Face Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Angular vein
    • Anterior facial vein
    • Common facial vein
    • Deep facial vein
    • Frontal vein
    • Posterior facial (retromandibular) vein
    • Supraorbital vein

  • 059T - Face Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Angular vein
    • Anterior facial vein
    • Common facial vein
    • Deep facial vein
    • Frontal vein
    • Posterior facial (retromandibular) vein
    • Supraorbital vein

  • 059H - Hand Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Dorsal metacarpal vein
    • Palmar (volar) digital vein
    • Palmar (volar) metacarpal vein
    • Superficial palmar venous arch
    • Volar (palmar) digital vein
    • Volar (palmar) metacarpal vein

  • 059G - Hand Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Dorsal metacarpal vein
    • Palmar (volar) digital vein
    • Palmar (volar) metacarpal vein
    • Superficial palmar venous arch
    • Volar (palmar) digital vein
    • Volar (palmar) metacarpal vein

  • 0591 - Hemiazygos Vein

    Includes:
    • Left ascending lumbar vein
    • Left subcostal vein

  • 0594 - Innominate Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Brachiocephalic vein
    • Inferior thyroid vein

  • 0593 - Innominate Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Brachiocephalic vein
    • Inferior thyroid vein

  • 059N - Internal Jugular Vein, Left

  • 059M - Internal Jugular Vein, Right

  • 059L - Intracranial Vein

    Includes:
    • Anterior cerebral vein
    • Basal (internal) cerebral vein
    • Dural venous sinus
    • Great cerebral vein
    • Inferior cerebellar vein
    • Inferior cerebral vein
    • Internal (basal) cerebral vein
    • Middle cerebral vein
    • Ophthalmic vein
    • Superior cerebellar vein
    • Superior cerebral vein

  • 0596 - Subclavian Vein, Left

  • 0595 - Subclavian Vein, Right

  • 059Y - Upper Vein

  • 059S - Vertebral Vein, Left

    Includes:
    • Deep cervical vein
    • Suboccipital venous plexus

  • 059R - Vertebral Vein, Right

    Includes:
    • Deep cervical vein
    • Suboccipital venous plexus