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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0U5LXZZDestruction of Vestibular Gland, External Approach

✓ 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 0U5LXZZ

0U5LXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the vestibular gland using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision or other destruction of Bartholin's gland (cyst), the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (71.24).

For a different body part, codes include 0U5GXZZ (vagina), 0U5JXZZ (clitoris), 0U5KXZZ (hymen) and 0U5MXZZ (vulva).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0U5L0ZZ (open).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC), DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 746 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 747 (Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures” and “Vagina, Cervix and Vulva 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
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
LVestibular Gland

Includes: Bartholin's (greater vestibular) gland; Greater vestibular (Bartholin's) gland; Paraurethral (Skene's) gland; Skene's (paraurethral) gland

5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different approach

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 · Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 71.24Excision or other destruction of Bartholin's gland (cyst)approximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  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 0U5LXZZ

Is 0U5LXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0U5LXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0U5LXZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0U5LXZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0U5LXZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0U5LXZZ can group to MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580, MS-DRG 581, MS-DRG 746 and MS-DRG 747.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0U5LXZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0U5LXZZ to ICD-9-CM 71.24 (Excision or other destruction of Bartholin's gland (cyst)).