009B3ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Pons, 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 PartB | Pons |
| 5 | Approach3 | Percutaneous |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierX | Diagnostic |
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
00973ZX — Drainage of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00983ZX — Drainage of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00993ZX — Drainage of Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 009A3ZX — Drainage of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 009C3ZX — Drainage of Cerebellum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 009D3ZX — Drainage of Medulla Oblongata, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 009F3ZX — Drainage of Olfactory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 009G3ZX — Drainage of Optic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, +22 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
009B0ZX — Drainage of Pons, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 009B4ZX — Drainage of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
Same operation — other Qualifier
Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.
009B3ZZ — Drainage of Pons, Percutaneous Approach
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Minimally invasive CNS biopsy (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.
00B03ZX — Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B04ZX — Excision of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B10ZX — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B13ZX — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B14ZX — Excision of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B20ZX — Excision of Dura Mater, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00B23ZX — Excision of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B24ZX — Excision of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B63ZX — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B64ZX — Excision of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B73ZX — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B74ZX — Excision of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B83ZX — Excision of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B84ZX — Excision of Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00B93ZX — Excision of Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00B94ZX — Excision of Thalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BA3ZX — Excision of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BA4ZX — Excision of Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BB3ZX — Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BB4ZX — Excision of Pons, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, +78 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 009B3ZX 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]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves — Body System: Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves[Body System]: “Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Drainage — Operation: Drainage[Operation]: “Drainage”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- CNS001 — Minimally invasive CNS biopsy[CCSR category]: “Minimally invasive CNS biopsy — Central Nervous System Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
Nearest codes
- 00903ZX — Drainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00913ZX — Drainage of Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00923ZX — Drainage of Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00933ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Epidural Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00943ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Subdural Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00953ZX — Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00963ZX — Drainage of Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 00973ZX — Drainage of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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