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00990ZZ

00990ZZDrainage of Thalamus, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Thalamus, Open Approach

How 00990ZZ 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. 9Body partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00990ZZ

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

  • 009830ZDrainage of Basal Ganglia with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00983ZXDrainage of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00983ZZDrainage of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 009840ZDrainage of Basal Ganglia with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00984ZXDrainage of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00984ZZDrainage of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 009900ZDrainage of Thalamus with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 00990ZXDrainage of Thalamus, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00990ZZDrainage of Thalamus, Open Approach
  • 009930ZDrainage of Thalamus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00993ZXDrainage of Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00993ZZDrainage of Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach
  • 009940ZDrainage of Thalamus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00994ZXDrainage of Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00994ZZDrainage of Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 009A00ZDrainage of Hypothalamus with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 009A0ZXDrainage of Hypothalamus, Open Approach, Diagnostic
ICD-10-PCSFY2026