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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0U797ZZDilation of Uterus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureFemale only

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0U797ZZ

0U797ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a dilation procedure on the uterus using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, dilation means expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of uterus, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (69.49).

For a different body part, codes include 0U757ZZ (right fallopian tube), 0U767ZZ (left fallopian tube), 0U777ZZ (bilateral fallopian tubes), 0U7C7ZZ (cervix), 0U7G7ZZ (vagina) and 0U7K7ZZ (hymen).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0U790ZZ (open), 0U793ZZ (percutaneous), 0U794ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0U798ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0U797DZ (intraluminal device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 731 (Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Malignancy with MCC), DRG 732 (Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Malignancy with CC), DRG 733 (Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Malignancy without CC/MCC), DRG 742 (Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with CC/MCC), DRG 743 (Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without CC/MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Malignancy”, “Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
UFemale Reproductive System
3. Operation
7Dilation

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part

Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy

4. Body Part
9Uterus

Includes: Fundus uteri; Myometrium; Perimetrium; Uterine cornu

5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 13 · Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System · Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 69.49Other repair of uterusapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0U797ZZ

Is 0U797ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0U797ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0U797ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0U797ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0U797ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0U797ZZ can group to MS-DRG 731, MS-DRG 732, MS-DRG 733, MS-DRG 742, MS-DRG 743 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0U797ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0U797ZZ to ICD-9-CM 69.49 (Other repair of uterus).