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009600Z

009600ZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drain Dev, Open Approach

How 009600Z 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. 6Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 009600Z

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

  • 00950ZXDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00950ZZDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Open Approach
  • 009530ZDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00953ZXDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00953ZZDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Approach
  • 009540ZDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00954ZXDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00954ZZDrainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 009600ZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 00960ZXDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00960ZZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach
  • 009630ZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00963ZXDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00963ZZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach
  • 009640ZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00964ZXDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00964ZZDrainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026