Inpatient Procedure Code
00903ZX
Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System0 | Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves |
| 3 | Root Operation9 | Drainage Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part |
| 4 | Body Part0 | Brain |
| 5 | Approach3 | Percutaneous |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierX | Diagnostic |
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 00903ZX 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
- 009[PCS table]
- [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
- [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”
Nearest codes
- 00900ZX — Drainage of Brain, Open Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00903ZZ — Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
- 00904ZX — Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00913ZX — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00923ZX — Drainage of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00933ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Epidural Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00943ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Subdural Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
- 00953ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [One axis away]
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.