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Inpatient Procedure Code

0020X0Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Change Drainage Device in Brain, External Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System0

Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves

3
Root Operation2

Change

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

4
Body Part0

Brain

5
ApproachX

External

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

002EX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Cranial Nerve, External Approach, 002UX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

0020XYZ — Change Other Device in Brain, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Other CNS drainage and related procedures (Central Nervous System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

009000Z — Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 00900ZZ — Drainage of Brain, Open Approach, 009030Z — Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 00903ZZ — Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, 009040Z — Drainage of Brain with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00904ZZ — Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009100Z — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 00910ZZ — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach, 009130Z — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 00913ZZ — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, 009140Z — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00914ZZ — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009200Z — Drainage of Dura Mater with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 00920ZZ — Drainage of Dura Mater, Open Approach, 009230Z — Drainage of Dura Mater with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 00923ZZ — Drainage of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach, 009240Z — Drainage of Dura Mater with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00924ZZ — Drainage of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009500Z — Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 00950ZZ — Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Open Approach, +258 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0020X0Z in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels