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ICD-10-PCS/0W9/0W990ZZ
Inpatient Procedure Code

0W990ZZ

Drainage of Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach

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 SystemW

Anatomical Regions, General

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body Part9

Pleural Cavity, Right

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0W990ZZ 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

  • 0W9[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

  • 0W900ZZ — Drainage of Head, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W910ZZ — Drainage of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W920ZZ — Drainage of Face, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W930ZZ — Drainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W940ZZ — Drainage of Upper Jaw, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W950ZZ — Drainage of Lower Jaw, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W960ZZ — Drainage of Neck, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0W980ZZ — Drainage of Chest Wall, Open Approach [One axis away]

Change history

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