MCMedicalCodingSoftware
0W940ZX

0W940ZX — Drainage of Upper Jaw, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Upper Jaw, Open Approach, Diagnostic

How 0W940ZX 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. 9Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 4Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. XQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W940ZX

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

  • 0W930ZZDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach
  • 0W9330ZDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W933ZXDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W933ZZDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9340ZDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W934ZXDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W934ZZDrainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9400ZDrainage of Upper Jaw with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 0W940ZXDrainage of Upper Jaw, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W940ZZDrainage of Upper Jaw, Open Approach
  • 0W9430ZDrainage of Upper Jaw with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W943ZXDrainage of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W943ZZDrainage of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9440ZDrainage of Upper Jaw with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W944ZXDrainage of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W944ZZDrainage of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9500ZDrainage of Lower Jaw with Drainage Device, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026