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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0T5DXZZDestruction of Urethra, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

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 0T5DXZZ

0T5DXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the urethra using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of urethra, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (58.39).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0T5D0ZZ (open), 0T5D3ZZ (percutaneous), 0T5D4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0T5D7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0T5D8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

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
TUrinary System
3. Operation
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
DUrethra

Includes: Bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland; Cowper's (bulbourethral) gland; External urethral sphincter; Internal urethral sphincter; Membranous urethra; Penile urethra; Prostatic urethra

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
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 58.39Other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of urethraapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0T5DXZZ

Is 0T5DXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0T5DXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0T5DXZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0T5DXZZ to ICD-9-CM 58.39 (Other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of urethra).