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Inpatient Procedure Code

0UPH71Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Remove Radioact Elem from Vagina & Cul-de-sac, Via Opening

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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 SystemU

Female Reproductive System

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartH

Vagina and Cul-de-sac

5
Approach7

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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 2 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.

0UPD71Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Uterus and Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Approach

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

0UPH01Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Open Approach, 0UPH31Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Percutaneous Approach, 0UPH41Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0UPH81Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0UPHX1Z — Removal of Radioactive Element from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0UPH70Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH73Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH77Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH7DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH7JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH7KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UPH7YZ — Removal of Other Device from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

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 0UPH71Z 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 0UPH71Z 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 (647)

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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