009940Z
009940Z — Drainage of Thalamus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Thalamus with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
How 009940Z 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.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
- 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
- 9Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 9Body partThe specific site
- 4ApproachHow the site was reached
- 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 009940Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- 009A0ZZDrainage of Hypothalamus, Open Approach
- 009A30ZDrainage of Hypothalamus with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 009A3ZXDrainage of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 009A3ZZDrainage of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach