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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00PEX0ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Cranial Nerve, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from Cranial Nrv, Extern 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 00PEX0Z

00PEX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the cranial nerve using an external approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.39).

For a different body part, codes include 00P0X0Z (brain), 00P6X0Z (cerebral ventricle), 00PUX0Z (spinal canal) and 00PVX0Z (spinal cord).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00PE00Z (open), 00PE30Z (percutaneous) and 00PE40Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 00PEX2Z (monitoring device), 00PEX3Z (infusion device) and 00PEXMZ (neurostimulator lead).

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
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
ECranial Nerve
5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.39Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neckapproximate

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 00PEX0Z

Is 00PEX0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00PEX0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00PEX0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 00PEX0Z to ICD-9-CM 97.39 (Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck).