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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VTC0ZZResection of Bilateral Testes, Open 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 0VTC0ZZ

0VTC0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a resection procedure on the bilateral testes using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, resection means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of both testes at same operative episode, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (62.41).

For a different body part, codes include 0VT00ZZ (prostate), 0VT10ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VT20ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VT30ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VT50ZZ (scrotum), 0VT60ZZ (right tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VTC4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 711 (Testes Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 712 (Testes Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”, “Testes Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
CTestes, Bilateral
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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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 →
  • 62.41Removal of both testes at same operative episodeapproximate

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 0VTC0ZZ

Is 0VTC0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VTC0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VTC0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VTC0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VTC0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VTC0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516, MS-DRG 517, MS-DRG 711, MS-DRG 712 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VTC0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VTC0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 62.41 (Removal of both testes at same operative episode).