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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0TP987ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from 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 0TP987Z

0TP987Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the ureter using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with autologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from 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 0TP587Z (kidney), 0TPB87Z (bladder) and 0TPD87Z (urethra).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0TP907Z (open), 0TP937Z (percutaneous), 0TP947Z (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0TP977Z (via natural or artificial opening).

With a different device, use 0TP980Z (drainage device), 0TP982Z (monitoring device), 0TP983Z (infusion device), 0TP98CZ (extraluminal device), 0TP98DZ (intraluminal device), 0TP98JZ (synthetic substitute) and 3 more.

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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

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
7Autologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Autograft; Cultured epidermal cell autograft; Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

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
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  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0TP987Z

Is 0TP987Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0TP987Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0TP987Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0TP987Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0TP987Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0TP987Z 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 0TP987Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0TP987Z to ICD-9-CM 56.2 (Ureterotomy).