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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VB53ZZExcision of Scrotum, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027Male 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 0VB53ZZ

0VB53ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the scrotum using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotum, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (61.3).

For a different body part, codes include 0VB03ZZ (prostate), 0VB13ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VB23ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VB33ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VB63ZZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0VB73ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VB50ZZ (open), 0VB54ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VB5XZZ (external).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
BExcision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part
5Scrotum
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 61.3Excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotumapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 0VB53ZZ

Is 0VB53ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VB53ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VB53ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VB53ZZ to ICD-9-CM 61.3 (Excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotum).