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Inpatient Procedure Code

0T960ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Right Ureter, Open Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemT

Urinary System

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

4
Body Part6

Ureter, Right

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 6 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0T900ZZ — Drainage of Right Kidney, Open Approach, 0T910ZZ — Drainage of Left Kidney, Open Approach, 0T930ZZ — Drainage of Right Kidney Pelvis, Open Approach, 0T940ZZ — Drainage of Left Kidney Pelvis, Open Approach, 0T970ZZ — Drainage of Left Ureter, Open Approach, 0T980ZZ — Drainage of Bilateral Ureters, Open Approach, 0T9B0ZZ — Drainage of Bladder, Open Approach, 0T9C0ZZ — Drainage of Bladder Neck, Open Approach, +1 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0T963ZZ — Drainage of Right Ureter, Percutaneous Approach, 0T964ZZ — Drainage of Right Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0T967ZZ — Drainage of Right Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T968ZZ — Drainage of Right Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

0T9600Z — Drainage of Right Ureter with Drainage Device, Open Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

0T960ZX — Drainage of Right Ureter, Open Approach, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Nephrostomy and ureterostomy procedures (including stents) (Urinary System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0T25X0Z — Change Drainage Device in Kidney, External Approach, 0T29X0Z — Change Drainage Device in Ureter, External Approach, 0TP500Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, Open Approach, 0TP50DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, Open Approach, 0TP530Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, Percutaneous Approach, 0TP53DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, Percutaneous Approach, 0TP540Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0TP54DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0TP570Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0TP57DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0TP580Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0TP58DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0TP5X0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Kidney, External Approach, 0TP5XDZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Kidney, External Approach, 0TP900Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Ureter, Open Approach, 0TP90DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Ureter, Open Approach, 0TP930Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Ureter, Percutaneous Approach, 0TP93DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Ureter, Percutaneous Approach, 0TP940Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0TP94DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +30 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0T960ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 0T960ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (721)

  • MDC 11 — Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A18.10 — Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, unspecified — grouped in MDC 11, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.11 — Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of kidney and ureter — grouped in MDC 11, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.12 — Tuberculosis of bladder[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of bladder — grouped in MDC 11, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.13 — Tuberculosis of other urinary organs[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other urinary organs — grouped in MDC 11, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.85 — Diphtheritic cystitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Diphtheritic cystitis — grouped in MDC 11, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 716 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources