ICD-10-PCS Code For Carotid Body, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0G97 includes procedures performed to drain fluids or gases from the carotid body in the endocrine system. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a clinician performs drainage of the right carotid body to remove fluid collections or obtain diagnostic specimens. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0G97 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the specific procedure performed and supports clinical documentation accuracy.

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Carotid Body Drainage Procedure Overview

This procedure group covers drainage operations on the right carotid body and targets the endocrine system. Procedures in this group involve removing fluids or gases from the carotid body, typically to relieve a collection or obtain diagnostic specimens. Accurate ICD-10-PCS coding is important for inpatient reimbursement because it documents the specific operation, anatomical site, and clinical intent used to determine case mix and payment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
G	Body System	Endocrine System
9	Operation	Drainage
7	Body Part	Carotid Body, Right

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Carotid Body Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
G	Body System	Endocrine System
9	Operation	Drainage
7	Body Part	Carotid Body, Right

When to Use

Use codes from this group when a physician performs drainage of the right carotid body for therapeutic or diagnostic reasons. Examples include evacuation of a localized fluid collection or aspiration for culture or pathology.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0G9700Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0G970ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0G970ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Open Approach
0G9730Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0G973ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0G973ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach
0G9740Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0G974ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0G974ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

3 rows

DRG Code	Description
252	Other Vascular Procedures with MCC
253	Other Vascular Procedures with CC
254	Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the emergency department with rapidly expanding neck swelling and localized pain after a penetrating neck injury near the carotid bifurcation. Imaging suggests a fluid collection centered on the right carotid body causing mass effect and risk to adjacent neurovascular structures; the surgical team performs an open drainage to evacuate the collection and place a drain for ongoing egress. This inpatient drainage is performed to control local infection/hematoma and prevent compression of the carotid artery and cranial nerves. Typical codes: 0G9700Z
A middle-aged patient with a history of repeated syncopal episodes and suspected carotid body tumor undergoes planned diagnostic aspiration of a right carotid body lesion to obtain cultures and cytology for preoperative evaluation. The procedure is performed percutaneously under imaging guidance to aspirate fluid for diagnostic analysis without placing a permanent device. The inpatient admission is for observation after the diagnostic drainage due to proximity to major vessels and potential for bleeding or bradycardia. Typical codes: 0G973ZX
A patient previously treated with percutaneous drainage for an infected right carotid body abscess returns with recurrent purulent drainage and persistent cavity on imaging despite antibiotics. The team performs a percutaneous endoscopic drainage procedure to debride the cavity and place a drainage device to promote continuous evacuation and definitive source control. This inpatient procedure addresses failure of the prior conservative drainage and controls ongoing sepsis risk. Typical codes: 0G9740Z

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0G92-LEFT-ADRENAL-GLAND-DRAINAGE

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0G93-ADRENAL-GLAND-RIGHT-DRAINAGE

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0G94-ADRENAL-GLANDS-DRAINAGE

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0G96-CAROTID-BODY-LEFT-DRAINAGE

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0G98-CAROTID-BODIES-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Carotid Bodies, Bilateral: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G99-PARA-AORTIC-TAKING-OR-LETTING-OUT-PARA-AORTIC-BODY-DRAINAGE

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0G9B-COCCYGEAL-GLOMUS-DRAINAGE

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0G9C-GLOMUS-JUGULARE-DRAINAGE

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0G9700Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0G970ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0G970ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Open Approach
0G9730Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0G973ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0G973ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Approach
0G9740Z	Drainage of Right Carotid Body with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0G974ZX	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0G974ZZ	Drainage of Right Carotid Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

3 rows

DRG Code	Description
252	Other Vascular Procedures with MCC
253	Other Vascular Procedures with CC
254	Other Vascular Procedures without CC/MCC

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the emergency department with rapidly expanding neck swelling and localized pain after a penetrating neck injury near the carotid bifurcation. Imaging suggests a fluid collection centered on the right carotid body causing mass effect and risk to adjacent neurovascular structures; the surgical team performs an open drainage to evacuate the collection and place a drain for ongoing egress. This inpatient drainage is performed to control local infection/hematoma and prevent compression of the carotid artery and cranial nerves. Typical codes: 0G9700Z
A middle-aged patient with a history of repeated syncopal episodes and suspected carotid body tumor undergoes planned diagnostic aspiration of a right carotid body lesion to obtain cultures and cytology for preoperative evaluation. The procedure is performed percutaneously under imaging guidance to aspirate fluid for diagnostic analysis without placing a permanent device. The inpatient admission is for observation after the diagnostic drainage due to proximity to major vessels and potential for bleeding or bradycardia. Typical codes: 0G973ZX
A patient previously treated with percutaneous drainage for an infected right carotid body abscess returns with recurrent purulent drainage and persistent cavity on imaging despite antibiotics. The team performs a percutaneous endoscopic drainage procedure to debride the cavity and place a drainage device to promote continuous evacuation and definitive source control. This inpatient procedure addresses failure of the prior conservative drainage and controls ongoing sepsis risk. Typical codes: 0G9740Z

Related Codes

0G90-PITUITARY-GLAND-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Pituitary Gland: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G91-PINEAL-BODY-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Pineal Body: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G92-LEFT-ADRENAL-GLAND-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Adrenal Gland Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G93-ADRENAL-GLAND-RIGHT-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Adrenal Gland Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G94-ADRENAL-GLANDS-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Adrenal Glands Bilateral: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G96-CAROTID-BODY-LEFT-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Carotid Body, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G98-CAROTID-BODIES-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Carotid Bodies, Bilateral: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G99-PARA-AORTIC-TAKING-OR-LETTING-OUT-PARA-AORTIC-BODY-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code for Para-aortic Body: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G9B-COCCYGEAL-GLOMUS-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Coccygeal Glomus: Procedure Code Group Overview

0G9C-GLOMUS-JUGULARE-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Glomus Jugulare: Procedure Code Group Overview

Showing 1–10 of 21

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Carotid Body Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

ICD-10-PCS Code For Carotid Body, Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Carotid Body Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS section and body system covers drainage of the right carotid body?

What operations are represented in the 0G97 code group for the right carotid body?

How are individual procedure approaches and intents differentiated in the codes?

Which specific codes in this group denote percutaneous approaches?

What related DRGs may be associated with procedures in this code group for reimbursement grouping?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS section and body system covers drainage of the right carotid body?

What operations are represented in the 0G97 code group for the right carotid body?

How are individual procedure approaches and intents differentiated in the codes?

Which specific codes in this group denote percutaneous approaches?

What related DRGs may be associated with procedures in this code group for reimbursement grouping?

References