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00900ZX

00900ZXDrainage of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic

How 00900ZX 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. 9Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. XQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00900ZX

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

  • 008X0ZZDivision of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 008X3ZZDivision of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
  • 008X4ZZDivision of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 008Y0ZZDivision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 008Y3ZZDivision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
  • 008Y4ZZDivision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 009000ZDrainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 00900ZXDrainage of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00900ZZDrainage of Brain, Open Approach
  • 009030ZDrainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00903ZXDrainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00903ZZDrainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach
  • 009040ZDrainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00904ZXDrainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00904ZZDrainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 009100ZDrainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026