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0W9L0ZX

0W9L0ZX — Drainage of Lower Back, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Lower Back, Open Approach, Diagnostic

How 0W9L0ZX 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. LBody 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 0W9L0ZX

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

  • 0W9K0ZZDrainage of Upper Back, Open Approach
  • 0W9K30ZDrainage of Upper Back with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9K3ZXDrainage of Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9K3ZZDrainage of Upper Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9K40ZDrainage of Upper Back with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9K4ZXDrainage of Upper Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9K4ZZDrainage of Upper Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9L00ZDrainage of Lower Back with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 0W9L0ZXDrainage of Lower Back, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9L0ZZDrainage of Lower Back, Open Approach
  • 0W9L30ZDrainage of Lower Back with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9L3ZXDrainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9L3ZZDrainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9L40ZDrainage of Lower Back with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9L4ZXDrainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9L4ZZDrainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0W9M00ZDrainage of Male Perineum with Drainage Device, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026