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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VNL3ZZRelease Bilateral Epididymis, 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 0VNL3ZZ

0VNL3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the bilateral epididymis using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on spermatic card, epididymis, and vas deferens, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (63.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0VN03ZZ (prostate), 0VN13ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VN23ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VN33ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VN53ZZ (scrotum), 0VN63ZZ (right tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VNL0ZZ (open), 0VNL4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VNL8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 711 (Testes Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 712 (Testes Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC) and DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), under the surgical categories “Testes Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
LEpididymis, 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
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 · Testes Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 63.99Other operations on spermatic card, epididymis, and vas deferensapproximate

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 0VNL3ZZ

Is 0VNL3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VNL3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VNL3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VNL3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VNL3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VNL3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 711, MS-DRG 712, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909 and MS-DRG 957.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VNL3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VNL3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 63.99 (Other operations on spermatic card, epididymis, and vas deferens).