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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00760ZZDilation of Cerebral Ventricle, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 00760ZZ

00760ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a dilation procedure on the cerebral ventricle using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, dilation means expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to repair of brain, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (02.92).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00763ZZ (percutaneous) and 00764ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 023 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator), DRG 024 (Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC), DRG 025 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC), DRG 026 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC), DRG 027 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

It was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
0Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3. Operation
7Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part

Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy

4. Body Part
6Cerebral Ventricle

Includes: Aqueduct of Sylvius; Cerebral aqueduct (Sylvius); Choroid plexus; Ependyma; Foramen of Monro (intraventricular); Fourth ventricle; Interventricular foramen (Monro); Left lateral ventricle; Right lateral ventricle; Third ventricle

5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Craniotomy for Multiple Significant Trauma

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 02.92Repair of brainapproximate

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
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 00760ZZ

Is 00760ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00760ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00760ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00760ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00760ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00760ZZ can group to MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024, MS-DRG 025, MS-DRG 026, MS-DRG 027 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00760ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00760ZZ to ICD-9-CM 02.92 (Repair of brain).