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Inpatient Procedure Code

0M9C0ZXICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Drainage of Up Spine Bursa/Lig, 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 SystemM

Bursae and Ligaments

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body PartC

Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament

5
Approach0

Open

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.

0M970ZX — Drainage of Right Hand Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M980ZX — Drainage of Left Hand Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M990ZX — Drainage of Right Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9B0ZX — Drainage of Left Upper Extremity Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9D0ZX — Drainage of Lower Spine Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9F0ZX — Drainage of Sternum Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9G0ZX — Drainage of Rib(s) Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9H0ZX — Drainage of Right Abdomen Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic, +19 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0M9C3ZX — Drainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0M9C4ZX — Drainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0M9C0ZZ — Drainage of Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0M9C0ZX 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

  • 0M9[PCS table]
  • Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical [Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
  • Bursae and Ligaments — Body System: Bursae and Ligaments [Body System]: “Bursae and Ligaments”
  • Drainage — Operation: Drainage [Operation]: “Drainage”

Nearest codes

  • 0M900ZX — Drainage of Head and Neck Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M910ZX — Drainage of Right Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M920ZX — Drainage of Left Shoulder Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M930ZX — Drainage of Right Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M940ZX — Drainage of Left Elbow Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M950ZX — Drainage of Right Wrist Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M960ZX — Drainage of Left Wrist Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
  • 0M970ZX — Drainage of Right Hand Bursa and Ligament, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.