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0W9L3ZZ

0W9L3ZZ — Drainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Lower Back, Percutaneous Approach

How 0W9L3ZZ 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. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0W9L3ZZ

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

  • 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
  • 0W9M0ZXDrainage of Male Perineum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 0W9M0ZZDrainage of Male Perineum, Open Approach
  • 0W9M30ZDrainage of Male Perineum with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0W9M3ZXDrainage of Male Perineum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
ICD-10-PCSFY2026