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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VQ53ZZRepair Scrotum, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027Male 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 0VQ53ZZ

0VQ53ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the scrotum using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to suture of laceration of scrotum and tunica vaginalis, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (61.41).

For a different body part, codes include 0VQ03ZZ (prostate), 0VQ13ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VQ23ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VQ33ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VQ63ZZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0VQ73ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VQ50ZZ (open), 0VQ54ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VQ5XZZ (external).

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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part
5Scrotum
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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 61.41Suture of laceration of scrotum and tunica vaginalisapproximate

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

Code history

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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0VQ53ZZ

Is 0VQ53ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VQ53ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VQ53ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VQ53ZZ to ICD-9-CM 61.41 (Suture of laceration of scrotum and tunica vaginalis).