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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

00CQ3ZZExtirpation of Matter from Vagus Nerve, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from Vagus Nerve, 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 00CQ3ZZ

00CQ3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the vagus nerve using a percutaneous 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 cranial and peripheral nerves, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (04.04).

For a different body part, codes include 00C03ZZ (brain), 00C13ZZ (cerebral meninges), 00C23ZZ (dura mater), 00C33ZZ (epidural space, intracranial), 00C43ZZ (subdural space, intracranial), 00C53ZZ (subarachnoid space, intracranial) and 24 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 00CQ0ZZ (open) and 00CQ4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 040 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with MCC), DRG 041 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with CC or Peripheral Neurostimulator) and DRG 042 (Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures”.

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
QVagus Nerve

Includes: Anterior vagal trunk; Pharyngeal plexus; Pneumogastric nerve; Posterior vagal trunk; Pulmonary plexus; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Superior laryngeal nerve; Tenth cranial nerve

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
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 04.04Other incision of cranial and peripheral nervesapproximate

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 00CQ3ZZ

Is 00CQ3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 00CQ3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 00CQ3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 00CQ3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 00CQ3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 00CQ3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 040, MS-DRG 041 and MS-DRG 042.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 00CQ3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 00CQ3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 04.04 (Other incision of cranial and peripheral nerves).