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00N03ZZ

00N03ZZRelease Brain, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Release Brain, Percutaneous Approach

How 00N03ZZ 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. NRoot 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 00N03ZZ

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

  • 00KC0ZZMap Cerebellum, Open Approach
  • 00KC3ZZMap Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00KC4ZZMap Cerebellum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00KD0ZZMap Medulla Oblongata, Open Approach
  • 00KD3ZZMap Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00KD4ZZMap Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N00ZZRelease Brain, Open Approach
  • 00N03ZZRelease Brain, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N04ZZRelease Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N10ZZRelease Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach
  • 00N13ZZRelease Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N14ZZRelease Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N20ZZRelease Dura Mater, Open Approach
  • 00N23ZZRelease Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N24ZZRelease Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N60ZZRelease Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026