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Inpatient Procedure Code

00PVXMZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Cord, External Approach

Removal of Neuro Lead from Spinal Cord, Extern 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 OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartV

Spinal Cord

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceM

Neurostimulator Lead

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

00P0XMZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, External Approach, 00P6XMZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach, 00PEXMZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Cranial Nerve, External Approach, 00PUXMZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Canal, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

00PV0MZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 00PV3MZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00PV4MZ — Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

00PVX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Spinal Cord, External Approach, 00PVX2Z — Removal of Monitoring Device from Spinal Cord, External Approach, 00PVX3Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Spinal Cord, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

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

00H64MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00HE0MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Open Approach, 00HE3MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, 00HE4MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00HU0MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Open Approach, 00HU3MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, 00HU4MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00HV0MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Cord, Open Approach, 00HV3MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, 00HV4MZ — Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00W00MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Brain, Open Approach, 00W03MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Brain, Percutaneous Approach, 00W04MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00W0XMZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Brain, External Approach, 00W60MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach, 00W63MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Approach, 00W64MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cerebral Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00W6XMZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cerebral Ventricle, External Approach, 00WE0MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cranial Nerve, Open Approach, 00WE3MZ — Revision of Neurostimulator Lead in Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach, +16 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 00PVXMZ 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