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ICD 10 Code 0U9970Z

Drainage of Uterus with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
“Drainage of Uterus with Drainage Device, Via Opening” for short

0U9970Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Uterus with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

When using code 0U9970Z in processing claims, check the following: — See additional coding rules

  • Procedure for females only - The procedure code can only apply to a female patient.

Drainage involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Via Natural or Artificial Opening approach involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Uterus body part includes:

  • Fundus uteri
  • Myometrium
  • Perimetrium
  • Uterine cornu

Drainage Device device includes:

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 13 Diseases & Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
    Uterine and Adnexal Procedures for Malignancy
    • DRG 736 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
    • DRG 737 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
    • DRG 738 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
    • DRG 739 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
    • DRG 740 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
    • DRG 741 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 13 Diseases & Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
    Uterine and Adnexal Procedures for Non-Malignancy
    • DRG 742 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITH CC/MCC
    • DRG 743 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 21 Injuries, Poisonings & Toxic Effects of Drugs
    Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries
    • 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
  • MDC 24 Multiple Significant Trauma
    Other Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
    • DRG 957 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC
    • DRG 958 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC
    • DRG 959 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 0U9970Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System U Female Reproductive System
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part 9 Uterus
5: Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening
6: Device 0 Drainage Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.