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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VNS3ZZRelease Penis, 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 0VNS3ZZ

0VNS3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the penis 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 division of penile adhesions, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (64.93).

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 0VNS0ZZ (open), 0VNS4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VNSXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 709 (Penis Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 710 (Penis Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Penis 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
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
SPenis

Includes: Corpus cavernosum; Corpus spongiosum

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

All DRGs →

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 · Penis Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 64.93Division of penile adhesionsapproximate

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 0VNS3ZZ

Is 0VNS3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VNS3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VNS3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VNS3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VNS3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VNS3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 709 and MS-DRG 710.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VNS3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VNS3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 64.93 (Division of penile adhesions).