• Version 2025
  • Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 019940Z

Drainage of Lumbar Plexus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
019940Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Drainage of Lumbar Plexus with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approac
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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019940Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of lumbar plexus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. Procedure code explanation: the qualifier diagnostic is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies thoracentesis, incision and drainage

019940Z PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the peripheral nervous system body system, classified under drainage operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lumbar plexus.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 1 Peripheral Nervous System
3 Operation 9 Drainage

Involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
4 BodyPart 9 Lumbar Plexus Includes:
  • Accessory obturator nerve
  • Genitofemoral nerve
  • Iliohypogastric nerve
  • Ilioinguinal nerve
  • Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
  • Obturator nerve
  • Superior gluteal nerve
5 Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6 Device 0 Drainage Device Includes:
  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Peripheral nerve procedures, NEC

CCSR Code: PNS006

Clinical Domain: Peripheral Nervous System Procedures PNS contains 6 categories that include procedures performed on the peripheral nervous system such as lumbosacral nerve decompression, nerve repair, and peripheral nerve denervation.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Below are the ICD-9=PCS code(s) that most closely match this ICD-10-PCS code, based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). This ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS crosswalk tool is helpful for coders who need to reference legacy diagnosis codes for audits, historical claims, or approximate code comparisons.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 404

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Drainage Lumbar Plexus


What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.