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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0UNC8ZZRelease Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ 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 0UNC8ZZ

0UNC8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the cervix using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on cervix and uterus, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (69.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0UN08ZZ (right ovary), 0UN18ZZ (left ovary), 0UN28ZZ (bilateral ovaries), 0UN48ZZ (uterine supporting structure), 0UN58ZZ (right fallopian tube), 0UN68ZZ (left fallopian tube) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0UNC0ZZ (open), 0UNC3ZZ (percutaneous), 0UNC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0UNC7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 749 (Other Female Reproductive System O.R. Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 750 (Other Female Reproductive System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Other Female Reproductive System O.R. Procedures”.

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
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
CCervix
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

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 · Other Female Reproductive System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 69.99Other operations on cervix and uterusapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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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 0UNC8ZZ

Is 0UNC8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0UNC8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0UNC8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0UNC8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0UNC8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0UNC8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 749 and MS-DRG 750.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0UNC8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0UNC8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 69.99 (Other operations on cervix and uterus).