Inpatient Procedure Code
0W9B3ZZ
Drainage of Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 PartB | Pleural Cavity, Left |
| 5 | Approach3 | Percutaneous |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0W9B3ZZ 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
- 0W903ZZ — Drainage of Head, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W913ZZ — Drainage of Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W923ZZ — Drainage of Face, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W933ZZ — Drainage of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W943ZZ — Drainage of Upper Jaw, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W953ZZ — Drainage of Lower Jaw, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W963ZZ — Drainage of Neck, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 0W983ZZ — Drainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.