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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0VNS0ZZRelease Penis, 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 0VNS0ZZ

0VNS0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the penis 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 division of penile adhesions, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (64.93).

For a different body part, codes include 0VN00ZZ (prostate), 0VN10ZZ (right seminal vesicle), 0VN20ZZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VN30ZZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VN50ZZ (scrotum), 0VN60ZZ (right tunica vaginalis) and 14 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VNS3ZZ (percutaneous), 0VNS4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0VNSXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 709 (Penis Procedures with CC/MCC) and DRG 710 (Penis Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Penis 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
SPenis

Includes: Corpus cavernosum; Corpus spongiosum

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

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 · Penis Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 64.93Division of penile adhesionsapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0VNS0ZZ

Is 0VNS0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0VNS0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0VNS0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0VNS0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0VNS0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VNS0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 709 and MS-DRG 710.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VNS0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0VNS0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 64.93 (Division of penile adhesions).