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ICD 10 Code 0U9LX0Z

Drainage of Vestibular Gland with Drainage Device, External Approach
“Drainage of Vestibular Gland with Drain Dev, Extern Approach” for short

0U9LX0Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Vestibular Gland with Drainage Device, External 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.

When using code 0U9LX0Z in processing claims, check the following: — See additional coding rules

  • Procedure for females only - The procedure code can only apply to a female patient.

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

External approach involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Vestibular Gland body part includes:

  • Bartholin's (greater vestibular) gland
  • Greater vestibular (Bartholin's) gland
  • Paraurethral (Skene's) gland
  • Skene's (paraurethral) gland

Drainage Device device includes:

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0U9LX0Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System U Female Reproductive System
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part L Vestibular Gland
5: Approach X External
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.