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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0T9680ZDrainage of Right Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Drainage of Right Ureter with Drainage Device, Endo

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 0T9680Z

0T9680Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the right ureter using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to ureteral catheterization, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (59.8).

For a different body part, codes include 0T9080Z (right kidney), 0T9180Z (left kidney), 0T9380Z (right kidney pelvis), 0T9480Z (left kidney pelvis), 0T9780Z (left ureter), 0T9880Z (bilateral ureters) and 3 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0T9600Z (open), 0T9630Z (percutaneous), 0T9640Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0T9670Z (via natural or artificial opening).

With a different device, use 0T968ZZ (no device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 361 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 362 (Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures without MCC), DRG 656 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with MCC), DRG 657 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with CC), DRG 658 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without CC/MCC) and DRG 659 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures”, “”, “Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm” and 2 more.

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
9Drainage

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

4. Body Part
6Ureter, Right
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different device

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

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

MDC 05 · Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System · Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 59.8Ureteral catheterizationapproximate

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 0T9680Z

Is 0T9680Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0T9680Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0T9680Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0T9680Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0T9680Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0T9680Z can group to MS-DRG 361, MS-DRG 362, MS-DRG 656, MS-DRG 657, MS-DRG 658 and MS-DRG 659.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0T9680Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0T9680Z to ICD-9-CM 59.8 (Ureteral catheterization).