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0W9B0ZX

0W9B0ZX — Drainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic

How 0W9B0ZX 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. BBody 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 0W9B0ZX

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

  • 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
  • 0W9B4ZXDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9B4ZZDrainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9C00ZDrainage of Mediastinum with Drainage Device, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026