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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0UNF8ZZRelease Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureFemale only

Short description: Release Cul-de-sac, 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 0UNF8ZZ

0UNF8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the cul-de-sac using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on cul-de-sac, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (70.92).

For a different body part, codes include 0UN08ZZ (right ovary), 0UN18ZZ (left ovary), 0UN28ZZ (bilateral ovaries), 0UN48ZZ (uterine supporting structure), 0UN58ZZ (right fallopian tube), 0UN68ZZ (left fallopian tube) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0UNF0ZZ (open), 0UNF3ZZ (percutaneous), 0UNF4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0UNF7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 746 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 747 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures”.

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
UFemale Reproductive System
3. Operation
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
FCul-de-sac
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
ZNo Device
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.

MDC 13 · Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System · Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 70.92Other operations on cul-de-sacapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0UNF8ZZ

Is 0UNF8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0UNF8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0UNF8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0UNF8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0UNF8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0UNF8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 746 and MS-DRG 747.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0UNF8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0UNF8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 70.92 (Other operations on cul-de-sac).