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Inpatient Procedure Code

10D18ZZ

Extraction of Products of Conception, Retained, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Extraction of Products of Conception, Retained, Endo

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
Section1

Obstetrics

2
Body System0

Pregnancy

3
Root OperationD

Extraction

Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

4
Body Part1

Products of Conception, Retained

5
Approach8

Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 4 MS-DRGs:

  • MDC 14 — Abortion with D&C, Aspiration Curettage or Hysterotomy: DRG 770
  • MDC 14 — Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C: DRG 796, DRG 797, DRG 798

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

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 10D18ZZ 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

  • 10D[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]”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 770 — ABORTION WITH D&C, ASPIRATION CURETTAGE OR HYSTEROTOMY [MS-DRG]: “ABORTION WITH D&C, ASPIRATION CURETTAGE OR HYSTEROTOMY — Abortion with D&C, Aspiration Curettage or Hysterotomy (MDC 14)”
  • DRG 796 — VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITH MCC — Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C (MDC 14)”
  • DRG 797 — VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITH CC — Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C (MDC 14)”
  • DRG 798 — VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “VAGINAL DELIVERY WITH STERILIZATION AND/OR D&C WITHOUT CC/MCC — Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C (MDC 14)”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (2460)

  • MDC 14 — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium [MDC crossing]: “Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium — 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.”
  • A34 — Obstetrical tetanus [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Obstetrical tetanus — grouped in MDC 14, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • O00.00 — Abdominal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Abdominal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy — grouped in MDC 14, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • O00.01 — Abdominal pregnancy with intrauterine pregnancy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Abdominal pregnancy with intrauterine pregnancy — grouped in MDC 14, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • O00.101 — Right tubal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Right tubal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy — grouped in MDC 14, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • O00.102 — Left tubal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Left tubal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy — grouped in MDC 14, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 2455 more

Nearest codes

  • 10D10ZZ — Extraction of Products of Conception, Retained, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 10D17ZZ — Extraction of Products of Conception, Retained, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 10D18Z9 — Manual Extraction of Products of Conception, Retained, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [One axis away]
  • 10D28ZZ — Extraction of Products of Conception, Ectopic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [One axis away]

Change history

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