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002UX0Z

002UX0ZChange Drainage Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Change Drainage Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach

How 002UX0Z is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 2Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. UBody partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 002UX0Z

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 001U4K6Bypass Spinal Canal to Peritoneal Cavity with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 001U4K7Bypass Spinal Canal to Urinary Tract with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 001U4K9Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0020X0ZChange Drainage Device in Brain, External Approach
  • 0020XYZChange Other Device in Brain, External Approach
  • 002EX0ZChange Drainage Device in Cranial Nerve, External Approach
  • 002EXYZChange Other Device in Cranial Nerve, External Approach
  • 002UX0ZChange Drainage Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 002UXYZChange Other Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach
  • 00500Z3Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Open Approach
  • 00500ZZDestruction of Brain, Open Approach
  • 00503Z3Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00503Z4Destruction of Brain using Stereoelectroencephalographic Radiofrequency Ablation, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00503ZZDestruction of Brain, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00504Z3Destruction of Brain using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026