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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0V520ZZDestruction of Left Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureMale 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 0V520ZZ

0V520ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the left seminal vesicle using an open 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 of seminal vesicle, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (60.73).

For a different body part, codes include 0V500ZZ (prostate), 0V510ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0V530ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0V550ZZ (scrotum), 0V560ZZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0V570ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0V523ZZ (percutaneous) and 0V524ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 715 (Male Reproductive System and Other O.R. Procedures for Malignancy with CC/MCC), DRG 716 (Male Reproductive System and Other O.R. Procedures for Malignancy without CC/MCC), DRG 717 (Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 718 (Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “” and “Other Male 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
VMale 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
2Seminal Vesicle, Left
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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 12 · Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System · Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 60.73Excision of seminal vesicleapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0V520ZZ

Is 0V520ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0V520ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0V520ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0V520ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0V520ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0V520ZZ can group to MS-DRG 715, MS-DRG 716, MS-DRG 717 and MS-DRG 718.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0V520ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0V520ZZ to ICD-9-CM 60.73 (Excision of seminal vesicle).