055L0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Open 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System5 | Upper Veins |
| 3 | Root Operation5 | Destruction Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent |
| 4 | Body PartL | Intracranial Vein |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)
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 14 MS-DRGs:
- MDC 01 — Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage: DRG 020, DRG 021, DRG 022
- MDC 01 — Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis: DRG 023, DRG 024
- MDC 01 — Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures: DRG 025, DRG 026, DRG 027
- 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.
055D0ZZ — Destruction of Right Cephalic Vein, Open Approach, 055F0ZZ — Destruction of Left Cephalic Vein, Open Approach, 055G0ZZ — Destruction of Right Hand Vein, Open Approach, 055H0ZZ — Destruction of Left Hand Vein, Open Approach, 055M0ZZ — Destruction of Right Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach, 055N0ZZ — Destruction of Left Internal Jugular Vein, Open Approach, 055P0ZZ — Destruction of Right External Jugular Vein, Open Approach, 055Q0ZZ — Destruction of Left External Jugular Vein, Open Approach, +17 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
055L3ZZ — Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 055L4ZZ — Destruction of Intracranial Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal (Cardiovascular 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.
04BU4ZZ — Excision of Left Peroneal Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04BV0ZZ — Excision of Right Foot Artery, Open Approach, 04BV3ZZ — Excision of Right Foot Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 04BV4ZZ — Excision of Right Foot Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04BW0ZZ — Excision of Left Foot Artery, Open Approach, 04BW3ZZ — Excision of Left Foot Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 04BW4ZZ — Excision of Left Foot Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 04BY0ZZ — Excision of Lower Artery, Open Approach, 04BY3ZZ — Excision of Lower Artery, Percutaneous Approach, 04BY4ZZ — Excision of Lower Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 05B00ZZ — Excision of Azygos Vein, Open Approach, 05B03ZZ — Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05B04ZZ — Excision of Azygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 05B10ZZ — Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach, 05B13ZZ — Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05B14ZZ — Excision of Hemiazygos Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 05B30ZZ — Excision of Right Innominate Vein, Open Approach, 05B33ZZ — Excision of Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Approach, 05B34ZZ — Excision of Right Innominate Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 05B40ZZ — Excision of Left Innominate Vein, Open Approach, +667 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 055L0ZZ 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 055L0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 055[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Upper Veins — Body System: Upper Veins[Body System]: “Upper Veins”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Destruction — Operation: Destruction[Operation]: “Destruction”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation (14)
- DRG 020 — INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC — Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 021 — INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITH CC — Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 022 — INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC — Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 023 — CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC OR ANTINEOPLASTIC IMPLANT OR EPILEPSY WITH NEUROSTIMULATOR[MS-DRG]: “CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC OR ANTINEOPLASTIC IMPLANT OR EPILEPSY WITH NEUROSTIMULATOR — Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 024 — CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MCC[MS-DRG]: “CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MCC — Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 025 — CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 026 — CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC — Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 027 — CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- and 6 more
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- CAR020 — Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal[CCSR category]: “Saphenous vein harvest and other therapeutic vessel removal — Cardiovascular Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
MDC crossing · diagnoses (2636)
- 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 · FY2027
- 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) · FY2027
- 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) · FY2027
- 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) · FY2027
- 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) · FY2027
- 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) · FY2027
- and 2631 more
Nearest codes
- 05500ZZ — Destruction of Azygos Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05510ZZ — Destruction of Hemiazygos Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05530ZZ — Destruction of Right Innominate Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05540ZZ — Destruction of Left Innominate Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05550ZZ — Destruction of Right Subclavian Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05560ZZ — Destruction of Left Subclavian Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05570ZZ — Destruction of Right Axillary Vein, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 05580ZZ — Destruction of Left Axillary Vein, Open Approach[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 FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.
Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; 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 · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
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