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0W994ZX

0W994ZX — Drainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn

How 0W994ZX 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. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. XQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W994ZX

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

  • 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
  • 0W9B0ZZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0W9B30ZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9B3ZXDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9B3ZZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9B40ZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026