Question

What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for.....Percutaneous drainage of left frontal sinus

Answer 1

The required ICD-10-PCS code for Percutaneous drainage of left frontal sinus is 099T4ZZ.

Explanation:

The ICD-10-PCS is the international standard of procedure coding system. This gives a 7 character code for any medical procedure. Characters may be 0-9 and A-Z with the exception of O and I, in order to avoid confusion between 0 and 1.

Each character code stands for something specific:

First: The first character stands for the section the procedure is classified under. Percutaneous drainage of left frontal sinus, like most other medical procedures is classified under Medical and Surgical (code 0).

Second: The second character in the section Medical and Surgical gives the body system the procedure occurs on. As sinus is classified under Ear, Nose and Sinus(Body system 9), the second code will be 9.

Third: The third character gives the description of the root operation. In this case, the character code is 9 for Operation 9-Drainage.

Fourth: The fourth character gives the body part being operated upon. In this case, it is the left frontal sinus given by Body part T- Frontal Sinus, Left. Hence, the fourth character code is T.

Fifth: The fifth character gives the approach by which the procedure is undertaken. In this case it will be percutaneous, given by the code 4.

Sixth: The sixth character describes any specilized device used in the procedure. If no such device is used, it is denoted by the code Z.

Seventh: The seventh character gives the qualifier or any additional attribute of the procedure. If no special qualifier is present it is given by the code Z for no qualifier.

Thus, this is how we can say that the required ICD-10-PCS code is 099T4ZZ.