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ICD 10 Code 0F944ZZ

Drainage of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

0F944ZZ is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach. 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

Percutaneous Endoscopic approach involves:
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 includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 07 Diseases & Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System & Pancreas
    Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E.
    • DRG 408 - BILIARY TRACT PROCEDURE EXCEPT ONLY CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC
    • DRG 409 - BILIARY TRACT PROCEDURE EXCEPT ONLY CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC
    • DRG 410 - BILIARY TRACT PROCEDURE EXCEPT ONLY CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 99 Other
    Non-extensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis
    • DRG 987 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC
    • DRG 988 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC
    • DRG 989 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0F944ZZ — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part 4 Gallbladder
5: Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic
6: Device Z No 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.