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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00903ZXDrainage of Brain, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

✓ 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 00903ZX

00903ZX is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the brain using a percutaneous approach (qualifier: diagnostic). In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of brain, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (01.13).

For a different body part, codes include 00913ZX (cerebral meninges), 00923ZX (dura mater), 00933ZX (epidural space, intracranial), 00943ZX (subdural space, intracranial), 00953ZX (subarachnoid space, intracranial), 00963ZX (cerebral ventricle) and 24 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00900ZX (open) and 00904ZX (percutaneous endoscopic).

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
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
0Brain

Includes: Cerebrum; Corpus callosum; Encephalon

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
XDiagnostic

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 01.13Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of brainapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 00903ZX

Is 00903ZX a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00903ZX is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00903ZX?

The CMS GEMs map 00903ZX to ICD-9-CM 01.13 (Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of brain).