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0W20X0Z

0W20X0Z — Change Drainage Device in Head, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Change Drainage Device in Head, External Approach

How 0W20X0Z is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 2Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W20X0Z

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 0W1J4J4Bypass Pelvic Cavity to Cutaneous with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4J9Bypass Pelvic Cavity to Right Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4JBBypass Pelvic Cavity to Left Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4JGBypass Pelvic Cavity to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4JJBypass Pelvic Cavity to Pelvic Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4JWBypass Pelvic Cavity to Upper Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W1J4JYBypass Pelvic Cavity to Lower Vein with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W20X0ZChange Drainage Device in Head, External Approach
  • 0W20XYZChange Other Device in Head, External Approach
  • 0W21X0ZChange Drainage Device in Cranial Cavity, External Approach
  • 0W21XYZChange Other Device in Cranial Cavity, External Approach
  • 0W22X0ZChange Drainage Device in Face, External Approach
  • 0W22XYZChange Other Device in Face, External Approach
  • 0W24X0ZChange Drainage Device in Upper Jaw, External Approach
  • 0W24XYZChange Other Device in Upper Jaw, External Approach
  • 0W25X0ZChange Drainage Device in Lower Jaw, External Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026