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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0TH942ZInsertion of Monitoring Device into Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Monitor Dev into Ureter, Perc Endo 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 0TH942Z

0TH942Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the ureter using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with monitoring device. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to Ureterotomy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (56.2).

For a different body part, codes include 0TH542Z (kidney), 0THB42Z (bladder) and 0THD42Z (urethra).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0TH902Z (open), 0TH932Z (percutaneous), 0TH972Z (via natural or artificial opening) and 0TH982Z (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0TH941Z (radioactive element), 0TH943Z (infusion device), 0TH94MZ (stimulator lead) and 0TH94YZ (other device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for 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), DRG 659 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC), DRG 660 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC) and DRG 661 (Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “” and “Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm”.

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
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
9Ureter

Includes: Ureteral orifice; Ureterovesical orifice

5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
2Monitoring Device

Includes: Blood glucose monitoring system; Cardiac event recorder; Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device; Implantable glucose monitoring device; Loop recorder, implantable; Reveal (LINQ)(DX)(XT)

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 56.2Ureterotomyapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0TH942Z

Is 0TH942Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0TH942Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0TH942Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0TH942Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0TH942Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0TH942Z can group to MS-DRG 656, MS-DRG 657, MS-DRG 658, MS-DRG 659, MS-DRG 660 and MS-DRG 661.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0TH942Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0TH942Z to ICD-9-CM 56.2 (Ureterotomy).