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Inpatient Procedure Code

005Y3ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous 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 Operation5

Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

4
Body PartY

Lumbar Spinal Cord

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 12 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

005N3ZZ — Destruction of Acoustic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005P3ZZ — Destruction of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005Q3ZZ — Destruction of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005R3ZZ — Destruction of Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005S3ZZ — Destruction of Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 005T3ZZ — Destruction of Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, 005W3ZZ — Destruction of Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 005X3ZZ — Destruction of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

005Y0ZZ — Destruction of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 005Y4ZZ — Destruction of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

005Y3Z3 — Destruction of Lumbar Spinal Cord using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under CNS excision 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.

00B00ZX — Excision of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B00ZZ — Excision of Brain, Open Approach, 00B03ZZ — Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, 00B04ZZ — Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00B10ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach, 00B13ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, 00B14ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00B20ZZ — Excision of Dura Mater, Open Approach, 00B23ZZ — Excision of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach, 00B24ZZ — Excision of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00B60ZX — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B60ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, 00B63ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, 00B64ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00B70ZX — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B70ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach, 00B73ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach, 00B74ZZ — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00B80ZX — Excision of Basal Ganglia, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B80ZZ — Excision of Basal Ganglia, Open Approach, +143 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 005Y3ZZ 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.

Run 005Y3ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (12)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • CNS007 — CNS excision procedures[CCSR category]: “CNS excision procedures — Central Nervous System Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (28642)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 28637 more

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