Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 099A70Z

Drainage of Left Auditory Ossicle with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

ICD-10-PCS Code:
099A70Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Via Opening
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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099A70Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of left auditory ossicle with drainage device, via natural or artificial opening. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

099A70Z 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 ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under drainage operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is auditory ossicle, left.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 9 Ear, Nose, Sinus
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 A Auditory Ossicle, Left Includes:
  • Incus
  • Malleus
  • Stapes
5 Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach 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.

Replacement Code

099A70Z replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 099A00Z - Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • 099A00Z - Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • 099A00Z - Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • 099A00Z - Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Open Approach
  • 099A00Z - Drainage of L Auditory Ossicle with Drain Dev, Open Approach

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Drainage Auditory Ossicle, Left

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 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.