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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0UNG8ZZRelease Vagina, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureFemale only

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 0UNG8ZZ

0UNG8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the vagina 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 lysis of intraluminal adhesions of vagina, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (70.13).

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 0UNG0ZZ (open), 0UNG3ZZ (percutaneous), 0UNG4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0UNG7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0UNGXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 746 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 747 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC) and DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), under the surgical categories “Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
GVagina
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 →
  • 70.13Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of vaginaapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  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 0UNG8ZZ

Is 0UNG8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0UNG8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0UNG8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0UNG8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0UNG8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0UNG8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 746, MS-DRG 747, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909 and MS-DRG 957.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0UNG8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0UNG8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 70.13 (Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of vagina).