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Inpatient Procedure Code

0R9B3ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

Drainage of T-lum Disc, Perc 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 SystemR

Upper Joints

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body PartB

Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

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.

0R953ZX — Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R963ZX — Drainage of Thoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R993ZX — Drainage of Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9A3ZX — Drainage of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9C3ZX — Drainage of Right Temporomandibular Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9D3ZX — Drainage of Left Temporomandibular Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9E3ZX — Drainage of Right Sternoclavicular Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9F3ZX — Drainage of Left Sternoclavicular Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, +20 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0R9B0ZX — Drainage of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R9B4ZX — Drainage of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0R9B3ZZ — Drainage of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Arthrocentesis (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia 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.

0S9030Z — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S903ZX — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S903ZZ — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9230Z — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S923ZX — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S923ZZ — Drainage of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9330Z — Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S933ZX — Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S933ZZ — Drainage of Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9430Z — Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S943ZX — Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S943ZZ — Drainage of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9530Z — Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S953ZX — Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S953ZZ — Drainage of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9630Z — Drainage of Coccygeal Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S963ZX — Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0S963ZZ — Drainage of Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0S9730Z — Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0S973ZX — Drainage of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, +46 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0R9B3ZX 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST001 — Arthrocentesis[CCSR category]: “Arthrocentesis — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

Nearest codes

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.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; 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