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ICD 10 Code 0R9600Z

Drainage of Thoracic Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach
“Drainage of Thor Jt with Drain Dev, Open Approach” for short

0R9600Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Thoracic Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Open 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

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

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Thoracic Vertebral Joint body part includes:

  • Costotransverse joint
  • Costovertebral joint
  • Thoracic facet joint

Drainage Device device includes:

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 08 Diseases & Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue
    Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 515 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 516 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 517 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0R9600Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System R Upper Joints
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part 6 Thoracic Vertebral Joint
5: Approach 0 Open
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.