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00N94ZZ

00N94ZZRelease Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Release Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

How 00N94ZZ 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. 9Body partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 00N94ZZ

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

  • 00N70ZZRelease Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach
  • 00N73ZZRelease Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N74ZZRelease Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N80ZZRelease Basal Ganglia, Open Approach
  • 00N83ZZRelease Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N84ZZRelease Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00N90ZZRelease Thalamus, Open Approach
  • 00N93ZZRelease Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00N94ZZRelease Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00NA0ZZRelease Hypothalamus, Open Approach
  • 00NA3ZZRelease Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00NA4ZZRelease Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00NB0ZZRelease Pons, Open Approach
  • 00NB3ZZRelease Pons, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00NB4ZZRelease Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00NC0ZZRelease Cerebellum, Open Approach
  • 00NC3ZZRelease Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026