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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0TH98YZInsertion of Other Device into Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Other Device into Ureter, Endo

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0TH98YZ

0TH98YZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the ureter using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with other 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 0TH58YZ (kidney), 0THB8YZ (bladder) and 0THD8YZ (urethra).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0TH90YZ (open), 0TH93YZ (percutaneous), 0TH94YZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0TH97YZ (via natural or artificial opening).

With a different device, use 0TH981Z (radioactive element), 0TH982Z (monitoring device), 0TH983Z (infusion device) and 0TH98MZ (stimulator lead).

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 was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.

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
YOther Device

Includes: Alfapump(R) system

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

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

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
  • No changes since FY2018.

Common questions about 0TH98YZ

Is 0TH98YZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0TH98YZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0TH98YZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0TH98YZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0TH98YZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0TH98YZ 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 0TH98YZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0TH98YZ to ICD-9-CM 56.2 (Ureterotomy).