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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VNSXZZRelease Penis, External 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 0VNSXZZ

0VNSXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the penis using an external 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 release of chordee, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (64.42).

For a different body part, codes include 0VN5XZZ (scrotum) and 0VNTXZZ (prepuce).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VNS0ZZ (open), 0VNS3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0VNS4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

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 →
  • 64.42Release of chordeeapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0VNSXZZ

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

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

Is 0VNSXZZ an O.R. procedure?

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

What DRG does 0VNSXZZ group to?

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

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

The CMS GEMs map 0VNSXZZ to ICD-9-CM 64.42 (Release of chordee).