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0W990ZZ

0W990ZZ — Drainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach

How 0W990ZZ 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. 9Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W990ZZ

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

  • 0W9830ZDrainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W983ZXDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W983ZZDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9840ZDrainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W984ZXDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W984ZZDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9900ZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 0W990ZXDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W990ZZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0W9930ZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W993ZXDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W993ZZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9940ZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W994ZXDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W994ZZDrainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9B00ZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 0W9B0ZXDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic
ICD-10-PCSFY2026