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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VPM7JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Epididymis and Spermatic Cord, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureMale only

Short description: Removal of Synth Sub from Epididymis/Sperm Cord, 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 0VPM7JZ

0VPM7JZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the epididymis and spermatic cord using a via natural or artificial opening approach with synthetic substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to Epididymotomy, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (63.92).

For a different body part, codes include 0VP47JZ (prostate and seminal vesicles), 0VP87JZ (scrotum and tunica vaginalis), 0VPD7JZ (testis), 0VPR7JZ (vas deferens) and 0VPS7JZ (penis).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VPM0JZ (open), 0VPM3JZ (percutaneous), 0VPM4JZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VPM8JZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0VPM70Z (drainage device), 0VPM73Z (infusion device), 0VPM77Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0VPM7CZ (extraluminal device), 0VPM7KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0VPM7YZ (other device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 711 (Testes Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 712 (Testes Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Testes 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
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
MEpididymis and Spermatic Cord
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
JSynthetic Substitute

Includes: AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart; AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder; Annuloplasty ring; Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh; Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch; Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh; Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch; Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD); BRYAN(R) Cervical Disc System; Corvia IASD(R); Ex-PRESS(tm) mini glaucoma shunt; Flexible Composite Mesh; GORE(R) ACUSEAL Vascular Graft; GORE(R) CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder; GORE(R) DUALMESH(R); GORE(R) PROPATEN(R) Vascular Graft; GORE(R) VIATORR(R) TIPS Endoprosthesis; Holter valve ventricular shunt; IASD(R) (InterAtrial Shunt Device), Corvia; InterAtrial Shunt Device IASD(R), Corvia; LimFlow(tm) Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins (TADV) System; MitraClip valve repair system; Nitinol framed polymer mesh; Open Pivot (mechanical) valve; Open Pivot Aortic Valve Graft (AVG); Partially absorbable mesh; PHYSIOMESH(tm) Flexible Composite Mesh; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Polypropylene mesh; PRESTIGE(R) Cervical Disc; PROCEED(tm) Ventral Patch; Prodisc-C; Prodisc-L; PROLENE Polypropylene Hernia System (PHS); Rebound HRD(R) (Hernia Repair Device); SynCardia Total Artificial Heart; Total artificial (replacement) heart; ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS); ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh; ULTRAPRO Plug; V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System; Ventrio(tm) Hernia Patch; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS Mobile Bearing Knee; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee

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 · Testes Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 63.92Epididymotomyapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0VPM7JZ

Is 0VPM7JZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VPM7JZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VPM7JZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VPM7JZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VPM7JZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VPM7JZ can group to MS-DRG 711 and MS-DRG 712.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VPM7JZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VPM7JZ to ICD-9-CM 63.92 (Epididymotomy).