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Inpatient Procedure Code

0THD01Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, 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 OperationH

Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

4
Body PartD

Urethra

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device1

Radioactive Element

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 5 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.

0TH501Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Kidney, Open Approach, 0TH901Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Ureter, Open Approach, 0THB01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Bladder, Open Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

0THD31Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, Percutaneous Approach, 0THD41Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0THD71Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0THD81Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Same operation — other Device

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

0THD02Z — Insertion of Monitoring Device into Urethra, Open Approach, 0THD03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Urethra, Open Approach, 0THD0LZ — Insertion of Artificial Sphincter into Urethra, Open Approach, 0THD0YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Urethra, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Brachytherapy (Radiation Therapy); 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.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0THD01Z 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 0THD01Z with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • RAD002 — Brachytherapy[CCSR category]: “Brachytherapy — Radiation Therapy”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (7149)

  • 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
  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — 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
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Change history

Change history

  • FY2021 — October 1, 2020
    Added to the code set
    Insertion of Radioactive Element into Urethra, Open Approach
    FY2021 changes

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