ICD-10-PCS 0S9 Medical and Surgical: Lower Joints Drainage

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Drainage (code 0S9) refers to the procedure of removing fluid and/or gas from a body part. In the Medical and Surgical section, this operation specifically targets various lower joints and related structures.

This Drainage operation includes multiple body parts like the lumbar vertebral joint, lumbar vertebral disc, lumbosacral joint, sacroiliac joints (right and left), hip joints, knee joints, ankle joints, and various foot joints such as the tarsal, tarsometatarsal, metatarsal-phalangeal, and toe phalangeal joints. Approaches used for drainage range from an open approach to minimally invasive methods like percutaneous and percutaneous endoscopic techniques. Some codes specifically indicate the use of a drainage device, or that the procedure is diagnostic in nature. For example, the code 0S9000Z describes drainage of the lumbar vertebral joint with a drainage device via an open approach, while 0S903ZZ represents drainage of the same joint percutaneously.

Accurately coding these lower joints drainage procedures in ICD-10-PCS ensures clear documentation of the body part treated, the approach taken, and whether devices or diagnostic intent were involved, which is essential for coding precision and effective clinical communication.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0S9 - Drainage (taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part). There are a total of 199 procedure codes in this section.

  • 0S9 - Lower Joints, Drainage

  • 0S9000Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S900ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S900ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9030Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S903ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S903ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9040Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S904ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S904ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9200Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S920ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S920ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach

  • 0S9230Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S923ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S923ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9240Z - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S924ZX - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S924ZZ - Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9300Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S930ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S930ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9330Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S933ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S933ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9340Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S934ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S934ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9400Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S940ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S940ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach

  • 0S9430Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S943ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S943ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9440Z - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S944ZX - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S944ZZ - Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9500Z - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S950ZX - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S950ZZ - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9530Z - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S953ZX - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S953ZZ - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9540Z - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S954ZX - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S954ZZ - Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9600Z - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S960ZX - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S960ZZ - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9630Z - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S963ZX - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S963ZZ - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9640Z - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S964ZX - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S964ZZ - Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9700Z - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S970ZX - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S970ZZ - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9730Z - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S973ZX - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S973ZZ - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9740Z - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S974ZX - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S974ZZ - Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9800Z - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S980ZX - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S980ZZ - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9830Z - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S983ZX - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S983ZZ - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9840Z - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S984ZX - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S984ZZ - Drainage of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9900Z - Drainage of Right Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S990ZX - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S990ZZ - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9930Z - Drainage of Right Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S993ZX - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S993ZZ - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9940Z - Drainage of Right Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S994ZX - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S994ZZ - Drainage of Right Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9B00Z - Drainage of Left Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9B0ZX - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9B0ZZ - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9B30Z - Drainage of Left Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9B3ZX - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9B3ZZ - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9B40Z - Drainage of Left Hip Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9B4ZX - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9B4ZZ - Drainage of Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9C00Z - Drainage of Right Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9C0ZX - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9C0ZZ - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9C30Z - Drainage of Right Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9C3ZX - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9C3ZZ - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9C40Z - Drainage of Right Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9C4ZX - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9C4ZZ - Drainage of Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9D00Z - Drainage of Left Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9D0ZX - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9D0ZZ - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9D30Z - Drainage of Left Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9D3ZX - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9D3ZZ - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9D40Z - Drainage of Left Knee Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9D4ZX - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9D4ZZ - Drainage of Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9F00Z - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9F0ZX - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9F0ZZ - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9F30Z - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9F3ZX - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9F3ZZ - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9F40Z - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9F4ZX - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9F4ZZ - Drainage of Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9G00Z - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9G0ZX - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9G0ZZ - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9G30Z - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9G3ZX - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9G3ZZ - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9G40Z - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9G4ZX - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9G4ZZ - Drainage of Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9H00Z - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9H0ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9H0ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9H30Z - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9H3ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9H3ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9H40Z - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9H4ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9H4ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9J00Z - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9J0ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9J0ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9J30Z - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9J3ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9J3ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9J40Z - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9J4ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9K00Z - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9K0ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9K0ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9K30Z - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9K3ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9K3ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9K40Z - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9K4ZX - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9K4ZZ - Drainage of Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9L00Z - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9L0ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9L0ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9L30Z - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9L3ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9L3ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9L40Z - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9L4ZX - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9L4ZZ - Drainage of Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9M00Z - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9M0ZX - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9M0ZZ - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9M30Z - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9M3ZX - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9M3ZZ - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9M40Z - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9M4ZX - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9M4ZZ - Drainage of Right Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9N00Z - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9N0ZX - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9N0ZZ - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9N30Z - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9N3ZX - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9N3ZZ - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9N40Z - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9N4ZX - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9N4ZZ - Drainage of Left Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9P00Z - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9P0ZX - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9P0ZZ - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9P30Z - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9P3ZX - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9P3ZZ - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9P40Z - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9P4ZX - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9P4ZZ - Drainage of Right Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9Q00Z - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Open Approach

  • 0S9Q0ZX - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9Q0ZZ - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach

  • 0S9Q30Z - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9Q3ZX - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9Q3ZZ - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach

  • 0S9Q40Z - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

  • 0S9Q4ZX - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

  • 0S9Q4ZZ - Drainage of Left Toe Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach