ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0VN10ZZRelease Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach
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 0VN10ZZ
0VN10ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right seminal vesicle using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on seminal vesicles, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (60.79).
For a different body part, codes include 0VN00ZZ (prostate), 0VN20ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VN30ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VN50ZZ (scrotum), 0VN60ZZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0VN70ZZ (left tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VN13ZZ (percutaneous) and 0VN14ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic).
It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 715 (Male Reproductive System and Other O.R. Procedures for Malignancy with CC/MCC), DRG 716 (Male Reproductive System and Other O.R. Procedures for Malignancy without CC/MCC), DRG 717 (Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 718 (Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “” and “Other Male Reproductive System O.R. 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
- NRelease
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
- 4. Body Part
- 1Seminal Vesicle, Right
- 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
Different body part
- 0VN00ZZProstate
- 0VN20ZZSeminal Vesicle, Left
- 0VN30ZZSeminal Vesicles, Bilateral
- 0VN50ZZScrotum
- 0VN60ZZTunica Vaginalis, Right
- 0VN70ZZTunica Vaginalis, Left
- 0VN90ZZTestis, Right
- 0VNB0ZZTestis, Left
- 0VNC0ZZTestes, Bilateral
- 0VNF0ZZSpermatic Cord, Right
- 0VNG0ZZSpermatic Cord, Left
- 0VNH0ZZSpermatic Cords, Bilateral
Different approach
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
MDC 12 · Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System · Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 60.79Other operations on seminal vesiclesapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0VN10ZZ
Is 0VN10ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0VN10ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0VN10ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0VN10ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0VN10ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VN10ZZ can group to MS-DRG 715, MS-DRG 716, MS-DRG 717 and MS-DRG 718.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VN10ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0VN10ZZ to ICD-9-CM 60.79 (Other operations on seminal vesicles).