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ICD-10-PCS/0J9/0J940ZX
Inpatient Procedure Code

0J940ZX

Drainage of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Drainage of Rt Neck Subcu/Fascia, Open Approach, 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 SystemJ

Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body Part4

Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Right Neck

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0J940ZX 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

  • 0J9[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

  • 0J900ZX — Drainage of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J910ZX — Drainage of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J940ZZ — Drainage of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0J943ZX — Drainage of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J950ZX — Drainage of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J960ZX — Drainage of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J970ZX — Drainage of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0J980ZX — Drainage of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]

Change history

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