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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

002EX0ZChange Drainage Device in Cranial Nerve, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 002EX0Z

002EX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a change procedure on the cranial nerve using an external approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, change means taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other nonoperative replacements, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.29).

For a different body part, codes include 0020X0Z (brain) and 002UX0Z (spinal canal).

With a different device, use 002EXYZ (other device).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
0Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3. Operation
2Change

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

All CHANGE procedures are coded using the approach EXTERNAL

Includes: Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change

4. Body Part
ECranial Nerve
5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different device

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.29Other nonoperative replacementsapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 002EX0Z

Is 002EX0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 002EX0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 002EX0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 002EX0Z to ICD-9-CM 97.29 (Other nonoperative replacements).