2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 099L00Z

Drainage of Nasal Turbinate with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Ear, Nose, Sinus
  4. Drainage
  5. 099L00Z
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10-PCS:099L00Z
Short Description:Drainage of Nasal Turbinate with Drain Dev, Open Approach
Long Description:Drainage of Nasal Turbinate with Drainage Device, Open Approach

099L00Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of nasal turbinate with drainage device, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 099L00Z is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the ear, nose, sinus body system, classified under the drainage operation. The applicable bodypart is nasal turbinate.

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label 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 L Nasal Turbinate Includes:
  • Inferior turbinate
  • Middle turbinate
  • Nasal concha
  • Superior turbinate
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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.

Convert 099L00Z 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:

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. These 2022 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

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.

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