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Inpatient Procedure Code

0T9770Z

Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Opening

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 Part7

Ureter, Left

5
Approach7

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

6
Device0

Drainage Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0T9170Z — Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9370Z — Drainage of Right Kidney Pelvis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9470Z — Drainage of Left Kidney Pelvis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9670Z — Drainage of Right Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9870Z — Drainage of Bilateral Ureters with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9B70Z — Drainage of Bladder with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9C70Z — Drainage of Bladder Neck with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0T9D70Z — Drainage of Urethra with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, +1 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0T9700Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Open Approach, 0T9730Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0T9740Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0T9780Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Device

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

0T977ZZ — Drainage of Left Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0T9770Z 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.

PCS table

  • 0T9[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0T9070Z — Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0T9170Z — Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0T9370Z — Drainage of Right Kidney Pelvis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0T9470Z — Drainage of Left Kidney Pelvis with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0T9670Z — Drainage of Right Ureter with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0T9700Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0T9730Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0T9740Z — Drainage of Left Ureter with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.