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ICD-10-PCS/0L9/0L9040Z
Inpatient Procedure Code

0L9040Z

Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Drain Head & Neck Tendon w Drain Dev, Perc Endo

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 SystemL

Tendons

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body Part0

Head and Neck Tendon

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 6 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0L9040Z 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

  • 0L9[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]”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 500 — SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Soft Tissue Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 501 — SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC — Soft Tissue Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 502 — SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Soft Tissue Procedures (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 907 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 908 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 909 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”

Nearest codes

  • 0L9000Z — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9030Z — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L904ZZ — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9140Z — Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9240Z — Drainage of Left Shoulder Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9340Z — Drainage of Right Upper Arm Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9440Z — Drainage of Left Upper Arm Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0L9540Z — Drainage of Right Lower Arm and Wrist Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

Change history

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