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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VT5XZZResection of Scrotum, External 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 0VT5XZZ

0VT5XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a resection procedure on the scrotum using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, resection means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotum, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (61.3).

For a different body part, codes include 0VTSXZZ (penis) and 0VTTXZZ (prepuce).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VT50ZZ (open) and 0VT54ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

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
TResection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part
5Scrotum
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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 61.3Excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotumapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  6. 2021
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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 0VT5XZZ

Is 0VT5XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VT5XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VT5XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VT5XZZ to ICD-9-CM 61.3 (Excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of scrotum).