ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
00943ZZDrainage of Intracranial Subdural Space, Percutaneous Approach
Short description: Drainage of Intracranial Subdural Space, Perc Approach
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 00943ZZ
00943ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the subdural space, intracranial using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.
In plain terms, this corresponds to intracranial ventricular shunt or anastomosis, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (02.22).
For a different body part, codes include 00903ZZ (brain), 00913ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00923ZZ (dura mater), 00933ZZ (epidural space, intracranial), 00953ZZ (subarachnoid space, intracranial), 00963ZZ (cerebral ventricle) and 24 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00940ZZ (open) and 00944ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).
With a different device, use 009430Z (drainage device).
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) and DRG 027 (Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis” and “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures”.
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
- 4Subdural Space, Intracranial
- 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
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
Different approach
Different device
Different qualifier
MS-DRG v44.0 grouping
All DRGs →Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.
MDC 01 · Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System · Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis
MDC 01 · Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System · Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 02.22Intracranial ventricular shunt or anastomosisapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Drainage of Subdural Space, Percutaneous Approach”
Common questions about 00943ZZ
Is 00943ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 00943ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 00943ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 00943ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 00943ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00943ZZ can group to MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024, MS-DRG 025, MS-DRG 026 and MS-DRG 027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00943ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 00943ZZ to ICD-9-CM 02.22 (Intracranial ventricular shunt or anastomosis).