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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VP870ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027Male only

Short description: Removal of Drain Dev from Scrotum & Tunica, Via Opening

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 0VP870Z

0VP870Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the scrotum and tunica vaginalis using a via natural or artificial opening approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device 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 0VP470Z (prostate and seminal vesicles), 0VPD70Z (testis), 0VPM70Z (epididymis and spermatic cord), 0VPR70Z (vas deferens) and 0VPS70Z (penis).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VP800Z (open), 0VP830Z (percutaneous), 0VP840Z (percutaneous endoscopic), 0VP880Z (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0VP8X0Z (external).

With a different device, use 0VP873Z (infusion device), 0VP877Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0VP87JZ (synthetic substitute), 0VP87KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0VP87YZ (other 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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
8Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis
5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

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

Common questions about 0VP870Z

Is 0VP870Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VP870Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VP870Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0VP870Z to ICD-9-CM 61.0 (Incision and drainage of scrotum and tunica vaginalis).