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00900ZZ

Drainage of Brain, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Brain, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part Brain

Also covers

  • Cerebrum
  • Corpus callosum
  • Encephalon

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
009000Z Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
00900ZX Drainage of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
009030Z Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid
00903ZX Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00903ZZ Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach Valid
009040Z Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
00904ZX Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00904ZZ Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
009100Z Drainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Open Approach Valid
00910ZX Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
00910ZZ Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach Valid
009130Z Drainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach Valid