ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Hand Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0L98 includes procedures performed to drain fluids or infectious material from tendon structures in the left hand. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when surgical or percutaneous drainage of the left hand tendon or tendon sheath is performed to treat infection, abscess, or fluid accumulation. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0L98 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the specific drainage procedure performed on the left hand tendon and supports clinical documentation accuracy.

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Hand Tendon Drainage Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes inpatient drainage procedures that target the tendons of the left hand and the surrounding tendon sheath. These procedures involve removing fluid, pus, or infectious material from tendon spaces to relieve pressure and treat or prevent tendon infections. The procedures target the Tendons body system and accurate coding supports appropriate inpatient reimbursement by reflecting the specific operative action and anatomical site.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
L	Body System	Tendons
9	Operation	Drainage
8	Body Part	Hand Tendon, Left

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Hand Tendon Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
L	Body System	Tendons
9	Operation	Drainage
8	Body Part	Hand Tendon, Left

When to Use

Use a code from this group when an inpatient procedure involves draining fluid, pus, or infectious material from a left hand tendon or its sheath during a surgical or percutaneous intervention. These codes apply when the primary operative action is drainage rather than repair, excision, or other tendon-directed operations.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0L9800Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0L980ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0L980ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Open Approach
0L9830Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0L983ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0L983ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0L9840Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0L984ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0L984ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
513	Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures with CC/MCC
514	Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC
906	Hand Procedures for Injuries
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the emergency department with acute onset of severe pain, swelling, erythema, and fluctuance along the flexor aspect of the left index finger after a puncture wound; signs of flexor tenosynovitis with purulent drainage and systemic fever prompt urgent inpatient surgical drainage of the infected tendon sheath to prevent tendon necrosis. The operation is performed via an open approach with placement of a drainage device to evacuate pus and irrigate the sheath. Typical codes: 0L9800Z, 0L980ZZ
An elderly patient with poorly controlled diabetes is admitted from clinic for worsening chronic swelling and intermittent drainage from the left hand overlying a tendon sheath; after imaging suggests a localized abscess within the tendon sheath that has failed outpatient irrigation and antibiotics, a planned percutaneous drainage is performed under local anesthesia to evacuate the collection and obtain cultures. Because the procedure uses a percutaneous approach and places a drainage device, a percutaneous drainage code is appropriate. Typical codes: 0L9830Z, 0L983ZZ
A postoperative inpatient develops recurrent purulent drainage from the left hand tendon sheath after prior debridement; due to persistent infection and concern for deeper loculations, a percutaneous endoscopic-guided washout and drainage with diagnostic inspection of the tendon sheath is performed to remove residual infected material and guide further management. Typical codes: 0L9840Z, 0L984ZX

Related Codes

0L90-HEAD-AND-NECK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head And Neck Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L91-SHOULDER-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Tendon Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L92-LEFT-SHOULDER-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Tendon Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L93-UPPER-ARM-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L94-LEFT-UPPER-ARM-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Upper Arm Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L95-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L96-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Lower Arm And Wrist Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L97-RIGHT-HAND-TAKING-OR-LETTING-OUT-FLUIDS-HAND-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L99-TRUNK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Trunk Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L9B-TRUNK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Trunk Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

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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
0L9800Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0L980ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0L980ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Open Approach
0L9830Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0L983ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0L983ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0L9840Z	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0L984ZX	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0L984ZZ	Drainage of Left Hand Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

15 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue Procedures without CC/MCC
513	Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures with CC/MCC
514	Hand or Wrist Procedures, Except Major Thumb or Joint Procedures without CC/MCC
579	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC
580	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC
581	Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC
906	Hand Procedures for Injuries
957	Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

Showing 1–10 of 15

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient presents to the emergency department with acute onset of severe pain, swelling, erythema, and fluctuance along the flexor aspect of the left index finger after a puncture wound; signs of flexor tenosynovitis with purulent drainage and systemic fever prompt urgent inpatient surgical drainage of the infected tendon sheath to prevent tendon necrosis. The operation is performed via an open approach with placement of a drainage device to evacuate pus and irrigate the sheath. Typical codes: 0L9800Z, 0L980ZZ
An elderly patient with poorly controlled diabetes is admitted from clinic for worsening chronic swelling and intermittent drainage from the left hand overlying a tendon sheath; after imaging suggests a localized abscess within the tendon sheath that has failed outpatient irrigation and antibiotics, a planned percutaneous drainage is performed under local anesthesia to evacuate the collection and obtain cultures. Because the procedure uses a percutaneous approach and places a drainage device, a percutaneous drainage code is appropriate. Typical codes: 0L9830Z, 0L983ZZ
A postoperative inpatient develops recurrent purulent drainage from the left hand tendon sheath after prior debridement; due to persistent infection and concern for deeper loculations, a percutaneous endoscopic-guided washout and drainage with diagnostic inspection of the tendon sheath is performed to remove residual infected material and guide further management. Typical codes: 0L9840Z, 0L984ZX

Related Codes

0L90-HEAD-AND-NECK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Head And Neck Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L91-SHOULDER-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Tendon Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L92-LEFT-SHOULDER-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Shoulder Tendon Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L93-UPPER-ARM-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Upper Arm Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L94-LEFT-UPPER-ARM-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Upper Arm Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L95-LOWER-ARM-AND-WRIST-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Lower Arm And Wrist Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L96-LEFT-LOWER-ARM-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Lower Arm And Wrist Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L97-RIGHT-HAND-TAKING-OR-LETTING-OUT-FLUIDS-HAND-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Hand Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L99-TRUNK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Trunk Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

0L9B-TRUNK-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Trunk Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

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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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Hand Tendon Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Hand Tendon: Procedure Code Group Overview

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Hand Tendon 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 cover drainage of the left hand tendon?

What types of approaches are represented in the 0L98 code group?

How are individual codes within the group formatted and what do examples represent?

Why is accurate coding within the 0L98 group important for inpatient reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be related to procedures coded from the 0L98 group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which ICD-10-PCS section and body system cover drainage of the left hand tendon?

What types of approaches are represented in the 0L98 code group?

How are individual codes within the group formatted and what do examples represent?

Why is accurate coding within the 0L98 group important for inpatient reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be related to procedures coded from the 0L98 group?

References