00NT3ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Approach

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 18 MS-DRGs:

• MDC 01 — Spinal Procedures: DRG 028, DRG 029, DRG 030
• MDC 08 — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator: DRG 518, DRG 519, DRG 520
• MDC 17 — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures: DRG 820, DRG 821, DRG 822
• MDC 17 — Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures: DRG 826, DRG 827, DRG 828
• MDC 21 — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries: DRG 907, DRG 908, DRG 909
• MDC 24 — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma: DRG 957, DRG 958, DRG 959

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.

00NN3ZZ — Release Acoustic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00NP3ZZ — Release Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00NQ3ZZ — Release Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00NR3ZZ — Release Accessory Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00NS3ZZ — Release Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00NW3ZZ — Release Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00NX3ZZ — Release Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00NY3ZZ — Release Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

00NT0ZZ — Release Spinal Meninges, Open Approach, 00NT4ZZ — Release Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 00NT3ZZ 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 00NT3ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

• 00N[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
• Release — Operation: Release[Operation]: “Release”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables

MS-DRG participation (18)

• DRG 028 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 029 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 030 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 518 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 519 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 520 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 820 — LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures (MDC 17)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 821 — LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures (MDC 17)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• and 10 more

Clinical classification (CCSR)

• CNS008 — Spinal cord decompression[CCSR category]: “Spinal cord decompression — 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

• 00N03ZZ — Release Brain, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N13ZZ — Release Cerebral Meninges, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N23ZZ — Release Dura Mater, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N63ZZ — Release Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N73ZZ — Release Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N83ZZ — Release Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00N93ZZ — Release Thalamus, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00NA3ZZ — Release Hypothalamus, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables