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2026 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 00PT0KZ

Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Spinal Meninges, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
00PT0KZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Removal of Nonaut Sub from Spinal Meninges, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

00PT0KZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from spinal meninges, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2026 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves taking out or off a device from a body part. Procedure code explanation: 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 drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

00PT0KZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the central nervous system and cranial nerves body system, classified under removal operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is spinal meninges.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 0 Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3 Operation P Removal

Involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part

Explanation:
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 BodyPart T Spinal Meninges Includes:
  • Arachnoid mater, spinal
  • Denticulate (dentate) ligament
  • Dura mater, spinal
  • Filum terminale
  • Leptomeninges, spinal
  • Pia mater, spinal
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
6 Device K Nonautologous Tissue Substitute Includes:
  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Fish skin
  • Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose)
  • MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix
  • Piscine skin
  • Tissue bank graft
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

New 2026 ICD-10-PCS Code

00PT0KZ is new to ICD-10-PCS code set for the FY 2026, effective October 1, 2025.

Replacement Code

00PT0KZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPK0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Up Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach
  • 0WPL0KZ - Removal of Nonaut Sub from Low Back, Open Approach

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Removal Spinal Meninges

  • 00PT07Z Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Spinal Meninges, Open Approach

  • 00PT0JZ Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Spinal Meninges, Open Approach

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2026 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.