ICD-10-PCS 0C9 Medical and Surgical: Mouth and Throat Drainage
The ICD-10-PCS root operation Drainage (code 0C9) involves removing fluid and/or relieving pressure by draining from a specific body part. Within the Medical and Surgical section, this operation targets various structures of the Mouth and Throat body system.
This drainage procedure can be performed on numerous anatomical sites including the Upper and Lower Lips, Hard and Soft Palate, Buccal Mucosa, Gingiva, Tongue, Parotid Glands and Ducts, Sublingual and Submaxillary Glands, Minor Salivary Glands, Pharynx, Uvula, Tonsils, Adenoids, Epiglottis, Larynx, Vocal Cords, and Upper and Lower Teeth. Coding distinguishes the approach used such as Open, Percutaneous, Percutaneous Endoscopic, External, Natural or Artificial Opening, and Endoscopic, and whether a drainage device is placed. Additional qualifiers include specifying provision of drainage device or whether the procedure was diagnostic. For example, 0C9000Z assigns drainage of the upper lip with a drainage device via open approach, whereas 0C9M4ZZ indicates drainage of the pharynx via percutaneous endoscopic approach without device placement. These precise codes ensure accurate representation for documentation and billing of drainage procedures in oral and throat care.
List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0C9 - Drainage (taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part). There are a total of 253 procedure codes in this section.
0C9 - Mouth and Throat, Drainage
0C9000Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C900ZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C900ZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, Open Approach
0C9030Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C903ZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C903ZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, Percutaneous Approach
0C90X0Z - Drainage of Upper Lip with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C90XZX - Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C90XZZ - Drainage of Upper Lip, External Approach
0C9100Z - Drainage of Lower Lip with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C910ZX - Drainage of Lower Lip, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C910ZZ - Drainage of Lower Lip, Open Approach
0C9130Z - Drainage of Lower Lip with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C913ZX - Drainage of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C913ZZ - Drainage of Lower Lip, Percutaneous Approach
0C91X0Z - Drainage of Lower Lip with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C91XZX - Drainage of Lower Lip, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C91XZZ - Drainage of Lower Lip, External Approach
0C9200Z - Drainage of Hard Palate with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C920ZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C920ZZ - Drainage of Hard Palate, Open Approach
0C9230Z - Drainage of Hard Palate with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C923ZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C923ZZ - Drainage of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach
0C92X0Z - Drainage of Hard Palate with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C92XZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C92XZZ - Drainage of Hard Palate, External Approach
0C9300Z - Drainage of Soft Palate with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C930ZX - Drainage of Soft Palate, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C930ZZ - Drainage of Soft Palate, Open Approach
0C9330Z - Drainage of Soft Palate with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C933ZX - Drainage of Soft Palate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C933ZZ - Drainage of Soft Palate, Percutaneous Approach
0C93X0Z - Drainage of Soft Palate with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C93XZX - Drainage of Soft Palate, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C93XZZ - Drainage of Soft Palate, External Approach
0C9400Z - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C940ZX - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C940ZZ - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, Open Approach
0C9430Z - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C943ZX - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C943ZZ - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, Percutaneous Approach
0C94X0Z - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C94XZX - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C94XZZ - Drainage of Buccal Mucosa, External Approach
0C9500Z - Drainage of Upper Gingiva with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C950ZX - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C950ZZ - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, Open Approach
0C9530Z - Drainage of Upper Gingiva with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C953ZX - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C953ZZ - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, Percutaneous Approach
0C95X0Z - Drainage of Upper Gingiva with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C95XZX - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C95XZZ - Drainage of Upper Gingiva, External Approach
0C9600Z - Drainage of Lower Gingiva with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C960ZX - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C960ZZ - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, Open Approach
0C9630Z - Drainage of Lower Gingiva with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C963ZX - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C963ZZ - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, Percutaneous Approach
0C96X0Z - Drainage of Lower Gingiva with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C96XZX - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C96XZZ - Drainage of Lower Gingiva, External Approach
0C9700Z - Drainage of Tongue with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C970ZX - Drainage of Tongue, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C970ZZ - Drainage of Tongue, Open Approach
0C9730Z - Drainage of Tongue with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C973ZX - Drainage of Tongue, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C973ZZ - Drainage of Tongue, Percutaneous Approach
0C97X0Z - Drainage of Tongue with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C97XZX - Drainage of Tongue, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C97XZZ - Drainage of Tongue, External Approach
0C9800Z - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C980ZX - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C980ZZ - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland, Open Approach
0C9830Z - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C983ZX - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C983ZZ - Drainage of Right Parotid Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9900Z - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C990ZX - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C990ZZ - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland, Open Approach
0C9930Z - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C993ZX - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C993ZZ - Drainage of Left Parotid Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9B00Z - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9B0ZX - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9B0ZZ - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct, Open Approach
0C9B30Z - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9B3ZX - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9B3ZZ - Drainage of Right Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach
0C9C00Z - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9C0ZX - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9C0ZZ - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct, Open Approach
0C9C30Z - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9C3ZX - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9C3ZZ - Drainage of Left Parotid Duct, Percutaneous Approach
0C9D00Z - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9D0ZX - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9D0ZZ - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland, Open Approach
0C9D30Z - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9D3ZX - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9D3ZZ - Drainage of Right Sublingual Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9F00Z - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9F0ZX - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9F0ZZ - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland, Open Approach
0C9F30Z - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9F3ZX - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9F3ZZ - Drainage of Left Sublingual Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9G00Z - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9G0ZX - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9G0ZZ - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland, Open Approach
0C9G30Z - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9G3ZX - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9G3ZZ - Drainage of Right Submaxillary Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9H00Z - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9H0ZX - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9H0ZZ - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland, Open Approach
0C9H30Z - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9H3ZX - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9H3ZZ - Drainage of Left Submaxillary Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9J00Z - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9J0ZX - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9J0ZZ - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland, Open Approach
0C9J30Z - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9J3ZX - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9J3ZZ - Drainage of Minor Salivary Gland, Percutaneous Approach
0C9M00Z - Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9M0ZX - Drainage of Pharynx, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9M0ZZ - Drainage of Pharynx, Open Approach
0C9M30Z - Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9M3ZX - Drainage of Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9M3ZZ - Drainage of Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach
0C9M40Z - Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9M4ZX - Drainage of Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0C9M4ZZ - Drainage of Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9M70Z - Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9M7ZX - Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
0C9M7ZZ - Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9M80Z - Drainage of Pharynx with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9M8ZX - Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
0C9M8ZZ - Drainage of Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9N00Z - Drainage of Uvula with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9N0ZX - Drainage of Uvula, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9N0ZZ - Drainage of Uvula, Open Approach
0C9N30Z - Drainage of Uvula with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9N3ZX - Drainage of Uvula, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9N3ZZ - Drainage of Uvula, Percutaneous Approach
0C9NX0Z - Drainage of Uvula with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C9NXZX - Drainage of Uvula, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C9NXZZ - Drainage of Uvula, External Approach
0C9P00Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9P0ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9P0ZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, Open Approach
0C9P30Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9P3ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9P3ZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach
0C9PX0Z - Drainage of Tonsils with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C9PXZX - Drainage of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C9PXZZ - Drainage of Tonsils, External Approach
0C9Q00Z - Drainage of Adenoids with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9Q0ZX - Drainage of Adenoids, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9Q0ZZ - Drainage of Adenoids, Open Approach
0C9Q30Z - Drainage of Adenoids with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9Q3ZX - Drainage of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9Q3ZZ - Drainage of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach
0C9QX0Z - Drainage of Adenoids with Drainage Device, External Approach
0C9QXZX - Drainage of Adenoids, External Approach, Diagnostic
0C9QXZZ - Drainage of Adenoids, External Approach
0C9R00Z - Drainage of Epiglottis with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9R0ZX - Drainage of Epiglottis, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9R0ZZ - Drainage of Epiglottis, Open Approach
0C9R30Z - Drainage of Epiglottis with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9R3ZX - Drainage of Epiglottis, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9R3ZZ - Drainage of Epiglottis, Percutaneous Approach
0C9R40Z - Drainage of Epiglottis with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9R4ZX - Drainage of Epiglottis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0C9R4ZZ - Drainage of Epiglottis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9R70Z - Drainage of Epiglottis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9R7ZX - Drainage of Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
0C9R7ZZ - Drainage of Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9R80Z - Drainage of Epiglottis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9R8ZX - Drainage of Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
0C9R8ZZ - Drainage of Epiglottis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9S00Z - Drainage of Larynx with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9S0ZX - Drainage of Larynx, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9S0ZZ - Drainage of Larynx, Open Approach
0C9S30Z - Drainage of Larynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9S3ZX - Drainage of Larynx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9S3ZZ - Drainage of Larynx, Percutaneous Approach
0C9S40Z - Drainage of Larynx with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9S4ZX - Drainage of Larynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0C9S4ZZ - Drainage of Larynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9S70Z - Drainage of Larynx with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9S7ZX - Drainage of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
0C9S7ZZ - Drainage of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9S80Z - Drainage of Larynx with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9S8ZX - Drainage of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
0C9S8ZZ - Drainage of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9T00Z - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9T0ZX - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9T0ZZ - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Open Approach
0C9T30Z - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9T3ZX - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9T3ZZ - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
0C9T40Z - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9T4ZX - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0C9T4ZZ - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9T70Z - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9T7ZX - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
0C9T7ZZ - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9T80Z - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9T8ZX - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
0C9T8ZZ - Drainage of Right Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9V00Z - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0C9V0ZX - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0C9V0ZZ - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Open Approach
0C9V30Z - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0C9V3ZX - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0C9V3ZZ - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
0C9V40Z - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9V4ZX - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0C9V4ZZ - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0C9V70Z - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9V7ZX - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic
0C9V7ZZ - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
0C9V80Z - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9V8ZX - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic
0C9V8ZZ - Drainage of Left Vocal Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
0C9W000 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, Single
0C9W001 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, Multiple
0C9W002 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, All
0C9W0Z0 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, Open Approach, Single
0C9W0Z1 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, Open Approach, Multiple
0C9W0Z2 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, Open Approach, All
0C9WX00 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, Single
0C9WX01 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, Multiple
0C9WX02 - Drainage of Upper Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, All
0C9WXZ0 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, External Approach, Single
0C9WXZ1 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, External Approach, Multiple
0C9WXZ2 - Drainage of Upper Tooth, External Approach, All
0C9X000 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, Single
0C9X001 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, Multiple
0C9X002 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, Open Approach, All
0C9X0Z0 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, Open Approach, Single
0C9X0Z1 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, Open Approach, Multiple
0C9X0Z2 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, Open Approach, All
0C9XX00 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, Single
0C9XX01 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, Multiple
0C9XX02 - Drainage of Lower Tooth with Drainage Device, External Approach, All
0C9XXZ0 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, External Approach, Single
0C9XXZ1 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, External Approach, Multiple
0C9XXZ2 - Drainage of Lower Tooth, External Approach, All
