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0W9C3ZX

0W9C3ZX — Drainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

How 0W9C3ZX 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. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. XQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W9C3ZX

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

  • 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
  • 0W9C0ZXDrainage of Mediastinum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9C0ZZDrainage of Mediastinum, Open Approach
  • 0W9C30ZDrainage of Mediastinum with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9C3ZXDrainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9C3ZZDrainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9C40ZDrainage of Mediastinum with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9C4ZXDrainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9C4ZZDrainage of Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9D00ZDrainage of Pericardial Cavity with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 0W9D0ZXDrainage of Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9D0ZZDrainage of Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0W9D30ZDrainage of Pericardial Cavity with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026