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00NC3ZZ

00NC3ZZRelease Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Release Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach

How 00NC3ZZ 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. CBody 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 00NC3ZZ

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

  • 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
  • 00NC4ZZRelease Cerebellum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00ND0ZZRelease Medulla Oblongata, Open Approach
  • 00ND3ZZRelease Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00ND4ZZRelease Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00NF0ZZRelease Olfactory Nerve, Open Approach
  • 00NF3ZZRelease Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00NF4ZZRelease Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00NG0ZZRelease Optic Nerve, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026