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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00974ZZDrainage of Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Drainage of Cerebral Hemisphere, Perc Endo Approach

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 00974ZZ

00974ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the cerebral hemisphere using a percutaneous endoscopic 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 00904ZZ (brain), 00914ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00924ZZ (dura mater), 00934ZZ (epidural space, intracranial), 00944ZZ (subdural space, intracranial), 00954ZZ (subarachnoid space, intracranial) and 24 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00970ZZ (open) and 00973ZZ (percutaneous).

With a different device, use 009740Z (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
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 01.39Other incision of brainapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 00974ZZ

Is 00974ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00974ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00974ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00974ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00974ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00974ZZ 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 00974ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00974ZZ to ICD-9-CM 01.39 (Other incision of brain).