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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VC03ZZExtirpation of Matter from Prostate, Percutaneous 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 0VC03ZZ

0VC03ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the prostate using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision of prostate, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (60.0).

For a different body part, codes include 0VC13ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VC23ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VC33ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VC53ZZ (scrotum), 0VC63ZZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0VC73ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VC00ZZ (open), 0VC04ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 0VC07ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0VC08ZZ (via natural or artificial opening 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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
0Prostate
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

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 12 · Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System · Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 60.0Incision of prostateapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0VC03ZZ

Is 0VC03ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VC03ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VC03ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VC03ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VC03ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VC03ZZ can group to MS-DRG 715, MS-DRG 716, MS-DRG 717 and MS-DRG 718.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VC03ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VC03ZZ to ICD-9-CM 60.0 (Incision of prostate).