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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00HU03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Spinal Canal, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Insertion of Infusion Dev into Spinal Canal, Open 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 00HU03Z

00HU03Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the spinal canal using an open approach with infusion device. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to insertion of catheter into spinal canal for infusion of therapeutic or palliative substances, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (03.90).

For a different body part, codes include 00H003Z (brain), 00H603Z (cerebral ventricle), 00HE03Z (cranial nerve) and 00HV03Z (spinal cord).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00HU33Z (percutaneous) and 00HU43Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 00HU01Z (radioactive element), 00HU02Z (monitoring device), 00HU0MZ (neurostimulator lead) and 00HU0YZ (other device).

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
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
USpinal Canal

Includes: Epidural space, spinal; Extradural space, spinal; Subarachnoid space, spinal; Subdural space, spinal; Vertebral canal

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
3Infusion Device

Includes: Ascenda Intrathecal Catheter; InDura, intrathecal catheter (1P) (spinal); Non-tunneled central venous catheter; Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC); Tunneled spinal (intrathecal) catheter

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 03.90Insertion of catheter into spinal canal for infusion of therapeutic or palliative substancesapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 00HU03Z

Is 00HU03Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00HU03Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00HU03Z?

The CMS GEMs map 00HU03Z to ICD-9-CM 03.90 (Insertion of catheter into spinal canal for infusion of therapeutic or palliative substances).