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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0TH98MZInsertion of Stimulator Lead into Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Stimulator Lead into Ureter, 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 0TH98MZ

0TH98MZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the ureter using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with stimulator lead. 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 implantation of electronic ureteral stimulator, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (56.92).

For a different body part, codes include 0THB8MZ (bladder).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0TH90MZ (open), 0TH93MZ (percutaneous), 0TH94MZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0TH97MZ (via natural or artificial opening).

With a different device, use 0TH981Z (radioactive element), 0TH982Z (monitoring device), 0TH983Z (infusion device) and 0TH98YZ (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
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
MStimulator Lead
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

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 →
  • 56.92Implantation of electronic ureteral stimulatorapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0TH98MZ

Is 0TH98MZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0TH98MZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0TH98MZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0TH98MZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0TH98MZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0TH98MZ 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 0TH98MZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0TH98MZ to ICD-9-CM 56.92 (Implantation of electronic ureteral stimulator).