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Inpatient Procedure Code

009U4ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Operation9

Drainage

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

4
Body PartU

Spinal Canal

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

009P4ZZ — Drainage of Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009Q4ZZ — Drainage of Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009R4ZZ — Drainage of Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009S4ZZ — Drainage of Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009T4ZZ — Drainage of Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009W4ZZ — Drainage of Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009X4ZZ — Drainage of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 009Y4ZZ — Drainage of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +22 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

009U0ZZ — Drainage of Spinal Canal, Open Approach, 009U3ZZ — Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

009U40Z — Drainage of Spinal Canal with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

009U4ZX — Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Spinal canal and spinal cord drainage (excluding lumbar puncture) (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.

002UX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Spinal Canal, External Approach, 00CU0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Spinal Canal, Open Approach, 00CU3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, 00CU4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00CW0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 00CW3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00CW4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00CX0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 00CX3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00CX4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00CY0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 00CY3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00CY4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00FU0ZZ — Fragmentation in Spinal Canal, Open Approach, 00FU3ZZ — Fragmentation in Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, 00FU4ZZ — Fragmentation in Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00FUXZZ — Fragmentation in Spinal Canal, External Approach, 00PU00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, Open Approach, 00PU30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, 00PU40Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +13 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 009U4ZZ 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