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

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0L99 includes procedures performed to drain fluids or gases from tendons in the trunk. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when drainage of fluid or pus from a trunk tendon is performed to treat infection, inflammation, or fluid accumulation. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0L99 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and supports clinical documentation accuracy.

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Trunk Tendon Drainage Procedure Overview

Procedures in this group involve drainage of fluid or gas from tendons located in the trunk and target the tendons body system. These operations remove accumulated fluid or infectious material from the trunk tendon to relieve symptoms and reduce the risk of spread. Accurate ICD-10-PCS coding of these drainage procedures is important for inpatient reimbursement because it documents the specific therapeutic action and anatomical site treated.

Code Attributes

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

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Trunk 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
9	Body Part	Trunk Tendon, Right

When to Use

Use a code from this group when an inpatient procedure involves draining fluid or gas from a trunk tendon for therapeutic reasons such as infection or effusion. Do not use these codes for unrelated tendon procedures that do not involve drainage.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

9 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0L9900Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0L990ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0L990ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Open Approach
0L9930Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0L993ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0L993ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0L9940Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0L994ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0L994ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue 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
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC

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Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly patient with diabetes presents to the hospital with acute onset of severe localized pain, erythema, swelling, and fluctuance over a trunk tendon with systemic signs of infection (fever, leukocytosis). Imaging and exam suggest an abscess within the tendon sheath requiring prompt operative drainage to control infection and prevent spread; an open drainage with placement of a drain may be performed. Typical codes: 0L9900Z, 0L990ZZ
A middle-aged athlete develops chronic tenosynovitis of a trunk tendon with recurrent sterile effusion causing functional impairment; after failed conservative outpatient treatments, an inpatient planned percutaneous endoscopic drainage with removal of accumulated fluid is scheduled to relieve symptoms and permit rehabilitation. Typical codes: 0L9940Z, 0L994ZZ
A trauma patient admitted after blunt torso injury develops a painful fluid collection around a right trunk tendon that does not respond to needle aspiration and shows concerning features for infected hematoma; a percutaneous image-guided drainage procedure is performed emergently to evacuate the collection and obtain cultures. Typical codes: 0L9930Z, 0L993ZZ

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

0L98-LEFT-HAND-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Hand 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
0L9900Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Open Approach
0L990ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic
0L990ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Open Approach
0L9930Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
0L993ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
0L993ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Approach
0L9940Z	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
0L994ZX	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
0L994ZZ	Drainage of Right Trunk Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

DRG Codes

12 rows

DRG Code	Description
500	Soft Tissue Procedures with MCC
501	Soft Tissue Procedures with CC
502	Soft Tissue 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
907	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC
908	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC
909	Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC
987	Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MCC

Showing 1–10 of 12

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly patient with diabetes presents to the hospital with acute onset of severe localized pain, erythema, swelling, and fluctuance over a trunk tendon with systemic signs of infection (fever, leukocytosis). Imaging and exam suggest an abscess within the tendon sheath requiring prompt operative drainage to control infection and prevent spread; an open drainage with placement of a drain may be performed. Typical codes: 0L9900Z, 0L990ZZ
A middle-aged athlete develops chronic tenosynovitis of a trunk tendon with recurrent sterile effusion causing functional impairment; after failed conservative outpatient treatments, an inpatient planned percutaneous endoscopic drainage with removal of accumulated fluid is scheduled to relieve symptoms and permit rehabilitation. Typical codes: 0L9940Z, 0L994ZZ
A trauma patient admitted after blunt torso injury develops a painful fluid collection around a right trunk tendon that does not respond to needle aspiration and shows concerning features for infected hematoma; a percutaneous image-guided drainage procedure is performed emergently to evacuate the collection and obtain cultures. Typical codes: 0L9930Z, 0L993ZZ

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

0L98-LEFT-HAND-TENDON-DRAINAGE

ICD-10-PCS Code For Left Hand 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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Trunk Tendon Drainage Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

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

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Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0L99 for the trunk tendon, right?

What is the clinical purpose of procedures in the Trunk Tendon, Right drainage group?

Which ICD-10-PCS attributes define the 0L99 code group?

How does accurate coding in the 0L99 group affect inpatient billing and reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be related to procedures coded from the 0L99 group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0L99 for the trunk tendon, right?

What is the clinical purpose of procedures in the Trunk Tendon, Right drainage group?

Which ICD-10-PCS attributes define the 0L99 code group?

How does accurate coding in the 0L99 group affect inpatient billing and reimbursement?

Which DRGs may be related to procedures coded from the 0L99 group?

References