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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00C34ZZExtirpation of Matter from Intracranial Epidural Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Extirpate of Matter from Cran Epidur Spc, Perc Endo 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 00C34ZZ

00C34ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the epidural space, intracranial using a percutaneous endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of brain and removal of foreign body from spinal canal, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (01.39 and 03.01).

For a different body part, codes include 00C04ZZ (brain), 00C14ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00C24ZZ (dura mater), 00C44ZZ (subdural space, intracranial), 00C54ZZ (subarachnoid space, intracranial), 00C64ZZ (cerebral ventricle) and 24 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00C30ZZ (open) and 00C33ZZ (percutaneous).

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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
3Epidural Space, Intracranial

Includes: Extradural space, intracranial

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

Converter →
  • 01.39Other incision of brainapproximate
  • 03.01Removal of foreign body from spinal canalapproximate

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
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Extirpation of Matter from Epidural Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach”

Common questions about 00C34ZZ

Is 00C34ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00C34ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00C34ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00C34ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00C34ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00C34ZZ 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 00C34ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00C34ZZ to ICD-9-CM 01.39 (Other incision of brain) and 03.01 (Removal of foreign body from spinal canal).