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09PJ40Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Perc Endo Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System9

Ear, Nose, Sinus

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartJ

Ear, Left

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

09PH40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PK40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PY40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Sinus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

09PJ00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Open Approach, 09PJ30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Percutaneous Approach, 09PJ70Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09PJ80Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09PJX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Ear, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

09PJ47Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PJ4DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PJ4JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PJ4KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09PJ4YZ — Removal of Other Device from Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under ENT drainage (excluding myringotomy) (Ear, Nose, and Throat Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

099X00Z — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 099X0ZZ — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Open Approach, 099X30Z — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 099X3ZZ — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Percutaneous Approach, 099X40Z — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 099X4ZZ — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 099X70Z — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 099X7ZZ — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 099X80Z — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 099X8ZZ — Drainage of Left Sphenoid Sinus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09WH00Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, Open Approach, 09WH30Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, Percutaneous Approach, 09WH40Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09WH70Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 09WH80Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 09WHX0Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Ear, External Approach, 09WJ00Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Ear, Open Approach, 09WJ30Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Ear, Percutaneous Approach, 09WJ40Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 09WJ70Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Ear, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, +513 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 09PJ40Z in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

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Clinical classification (CCSR)

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Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources