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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00970ZZDrainage of Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 00970ZZ

00970ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the cerebral hemisphere using an open 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 other incision of brain, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (01.39).

For a different body part, codes include 00900ZZ (brain), 00910ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00920ZZ (dura mater), 00930ZZ (epidural space, intracranial), 00940ZZ (subdural space, intracranial), 00950ZZ (subarachnoid space, intracranial) and 24 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00973ZZ (percutaneous) and 00974ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 009700Z (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), 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 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
7Cerebral Hemisphere

Includes: Frontal lobe; Occipital lobe; Parietal lobe; Temporal lobe

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

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 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Craniotomy for Multiple Significant Trauma

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 01.39Other incision of brainapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 00970ZZ

Is 00970ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00970ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00970ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00970ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00970ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00970ZZ 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 00970ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00970ZZ to ICD-9-CM 01.39 (Other incision of brain).