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Inpatient Procedure Code

0F978ZX

Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Endo, Diagn

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 SystemF

Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

4
Body Part7

Hepatic Duct, Common

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0F948ZX — Drainage of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F958ZX — Drainage of Right Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F968ZX — Drainage of Left Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F988ZX — Drainage of Cystic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F998ZX — Drainage of Common Bile Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F9C8ZX — Drainage of Ampulla of Vater, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F9D8ZX — Drainage of Pancreatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0F9F8ZX — Drainage of Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, +1 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0F970ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0F973ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0F974ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0F977ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0F978ZZ — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0F978ZX 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.

PCS table

  • 0F9[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0F948ZX — Drainage of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F958ZX — Drainage of Right Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F968ZX — Drainage of Left Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F970ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F973ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F974ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F977ZX — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0F978ZZ — Drainage of Common Hepatic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.