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ICD-10-PCS Root Operation 9
Medical and Surgical, Anatomical Regions, General, 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:
  W = Anatomical Regions, General

Root Operation:

See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

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

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Drainage

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

  • 0W9F - Abdominal Wall

  • 0W98 - Chest Wall

  • 0W91 - Cranial Cavity

  • 0W92 - Face

  • 0W90 - Head

  • 0W9L - Lower Back

  • 0W95 - Lower Jaw

  • 0W9C - Mediastinum

    Includes:
    • Mediastinal cavity
    • Mediastinal space

  • 0W96 - Neck

    Includes:
    • Parapharyngeal space
    • Retropharyngeal space

  • 0W93 - Oral Cavity and Throat

  • 0W9J - Pelvic Cavity

    Includes:
    • Prevesical space
    • Retropubic space
    • Space of Retzius

  • 0W9D - Pericardial Cavity

  • 0W9N - Perineum, Female

  • 0W9M - Perineum, Male

  • 0W9G - Peritoneal Cavity

    Includes:
    • Abdominal cavity

  • 0W9B - Pleural Cavity, Left

  • 0W99 - Pleural Cavity, Right

  • 0W9H - Retroperitoneum

    Includes:
    • Retroperitoneal cavity
    • Retroperitoneal space

  • 0W9K - Upper Back

  • 0W94 - Upper Jaw