ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
3E0Q0BZIntroduction of Anesthetic Agent into Cranial Cavity and Brain, Open Approach
Short description: Introduce of Anesthetic into Cran Cav/Brain, Open Approach
Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About 3E0Q0BZ
3E0Q0BZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a introduction procedure on the cranial cavity and brain using an open approach with anesthetic agent. In ICD-10-PCS, introduction means putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other cranial puncture, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (01.09).
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 3E0Q3BZ (percutaneous).
With a different device, use 3E0Q03Z (anti-inflammatory), 3E0Q06Z (nutritional substance), 3E0Q07Z (electrolytic and water balance substance), 3E0Q0AZ (stem cells, embryonic), 3E0Q0HZ (radioactive substance), 3E0Q0KZ (other diagnostic substance) and 2 more.
It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.
It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.
What each character means
- 1. Section
- 3Administration
- 2. Body System
- EPhysiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
- 3. Operation
- 0Introduction
Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products
- 4. Body System / Region
- QCranial Cavity and Brain
- 5. Approach
- 0Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
- 6. Substance
- BAnesthetic Agent
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different approach
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 01.09Other cranial punctureapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Added
- FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Introduction of Local Anesthetic into Cranial Cavity and Brain, Open Approach”
Common questions about 3E0Q0BZ
Is 3E0Q0BZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 3E0Q0BZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 3E0Q0BZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 3E0Q0BZ to ICD-9-CM 01.09 (Other cranial puncture).