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Inpatient Procedure Code

0UPM0JZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Vulva, 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 SystemU

Female Reproductive System

3
Root OperationP

Removal

Taking out or off a device from a body part

4
Body PartM

Vulva

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceJ

Synthetic Substitute

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.

0UP80JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Fallopian Tube, Open Approach, 0UPD0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Uterus and Cervix, Open Approach, 0UPH0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Vagina and Cul-de-sac, Open Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0UPM00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Vulva, Open Approach, 0UPM07Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Vulva, Open Approach, 0UPM0KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Vulva, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Female reproductive system procedures, NEC (Female Reproductive 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.

0UNK0ZZ — Release Hymen, Open Approach, 0UNK3ZZ — Release Hymen, Percutaneous Approach, 0UNK4ZZ — Release Hymen, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0UNK7ZZ — Release Hymen, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0UNK8ZZ — Release Hymen, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0UNKXZZ — Release Hymen, External Approach, 0UNL0ZZ — Release Vestibular Gland, Open Approach, 0UNLXZZ — Release Vestibular Gland, External Approach, 0UNM0ZZ — Release Vulva, Open Approach, 0UNMXZZ — Release Vulva, External Approach, 0US00ZZ — Reposition Right Ovary, Open Approach, 0US04ZZ — Reposition Right Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0US08ZZ — Reposition Right Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0US10ZZ — Reposition Left Ovary, Open Approach, 0US14ZZ — Reposition Left Ovary, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0US18ZZ — Reposition Left Ovary, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0US20ZZ — Reposition Bilateral Ovaries, Open Approach, 0US24ZZ — Reposition Bilateral Ovaries, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0US28ZZ — Reposition Bilateral Ovaries, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0US40ZZ — Reposition Uterine Supporting Structure, Open Approach, +947 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0UPM0JZ 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 0UPM0JZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (6091)

  • MDC 09 — Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast — 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 13 — Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System — 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
  • A06.7 — Cutaneous amebiasis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous amebiasis — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.4 — Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A22.0 — Cutaneous anthrax[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous anthrax — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A31.1 — Cutaneous mycobacterial infection[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous mycobacterial infection — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.3 — Cutaneous diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous diphtheria — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 6086 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