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00C03ZZ

00C03ZZExtirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Extirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Approach

How 00C03ZZ 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. CRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. 3ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00C03ZZ

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

  • 00BY0ZXExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00BY0ZZExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00BY3ZXExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00BY3ZZExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00BY4ZXExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 00BY4ZZExcision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00C00ZZExtirpation of Matter from Brain, Open Approach
  • 00C03ZZExtirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00C04ZZExtirpation of Matter from Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00C10ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach
  • 00C13ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00C14ZZExtirpation of Matter from Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00C20ZZExtirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Open Approach
  • 00C23ZZExtirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00C24ZZExtirpation of Matter from Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00C30ZZExtirpation of Matter from Intracranial Epidural Space, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026