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ICD 10 Code 0B9G70Z

Drainage of Left Upper Lung Lobe with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
“Drainage of Left Upper Lung Lobe with Drain Dev, Via Opening” for short

0B9G70Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Left Upper Lung Lobe with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Drainage involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Via Natural or Artificial Opening approach involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Drainage Device device includes:

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 04 Diseases & Disorders of the Respiratory System
    Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0B9G70Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System B Respiratory System
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part G Upper Lung Lobe, Left
5: Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening
6: Device 0 Drainage Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

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.