00954ZXBillable procedure code

Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Medical and Surgical·Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves·Table 009·FY 2027

00954ZX is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Drainage of Intracranial Subarachnoid Space, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic. It belongs to PCS table 009, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves body system. Its root operation is Drainage. The approach used is Percutaneous Endoscopic.

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What the code means

Drainage: root operation

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

Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach

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