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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VLH3CZOcclusion of Bilateral Spermatic Cords with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027Male only

Short description: Occlusion of Bi Sperm Cord with Extralum Dev, Perc 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 0VLH3CZ

0VLH3CZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a occlusion procedure on the bilateral spermatic cords using a percutaneous approach with extraluminal device. In ICD-10-PCS, occlusion means completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to ligation of spermatic cord, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (63.72).

For a different body part, codes include 0VLF3CZ (right spermatic cord), 0VLG3CZ (left spermatic cord), 0VLN3CZ (right vas deferens), 0VLP3CZ (left vas deferens) and 0VLQ3CZ (bilateral vas deferens).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VLH0CZ (open), 0VLH4CZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VLH8CZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0VLH3DZ (intraluminal device) and 0VLH3ZZ (no device).

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
LOcclusion

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

Includes: Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava

4. Body Part
HSpermatic Cords, Bilateral
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
CExtraluminal Device

Includes: AtriClip LAA Exclusion System; LAP-BAND(R) adjustable gastric banding system; REALIZE(R) Adjustable Gastric Band

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 63.72Ligation of spermatic cordapproximate

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

Code history

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

Common questions about 0VLH3CZ

Is 0VLH3CZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VLH3CZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VLH3CZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VLH3CZ to ICD-9-CM 63.72 (Ligation of spermatic cord).