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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00P03MZRemoval of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Neurostimulator Lead from Brain, Perc 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 00P03MZ

00P03MZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the brain using a percutaneous approach with neurostimulator lead. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s), the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (01.22).

For a different body part, codes include 00P63MZ (cerebral ventricle), 00PE3MZ (cranial nerve), 00PU3MZ (spinal canal) and 00PV3MZ (spinal cord).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00P00MZ (open), 00P04MZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 00P0XMZ (external).

With a different device, use 00P030Z (drainage device), 00P032Z (monitoring device), 00P033Z (infusion device), 00P037Z (autologous tissue substitute), 00P03JZ (synthetic substitute), 00P03KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 1 more.

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 820 (Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with MCC), under the surgical categories “Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis”, “Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures”, “Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures” 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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
0Brain

Includes: Cerebrum; Corpus callosum; Encephalon

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
MNeurostimulator Lead
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 →
  • 01.22Removal of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s)approximate

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

Code history

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  8. 2023
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  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 00P03MZ

Is 00P03MZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00P03MZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00P03MZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00P03MZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00P03MZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00P03MZ can group to MS-DRG 023, MS-DRG 024, MS-DRG 025, MS-DRG 026, MS-DRG 027 and MS-DRG 820.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00P03MZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00P03MZ to ICD-9-CM 01.22 (Removal of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s)).