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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VC60ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027Male only

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from R Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach

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 0VC60ZZ

0VC60ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the right tunica vaginalis using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision and drainage of scrotum and tunica vaginalis, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (61.0).

For a different body part, codes include 0VC00ZZ (prostate), 0VC10ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VC20ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VC30ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VC50ZZ (scrotum), 0VC70ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VC63ZZ (percutaneous) and 0VC64ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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
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
6Tunica Vaginalis, Right
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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 61.0Incision and drainage of scrotum and tunica vaginalisapproximate

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

Code history

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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0VC60ZZ

Is 0VC60ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VC60ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VC60ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VC60ZZ to ICD-9-CM 61.0 (Incision and drainage of scrotum and tunica vaginalis).