ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0VU18JZSupplement Right Seminal Vesicle with Synthetic Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Short description: Supplement Right Seminal Vesicle with Synth Sub, Endo
Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About 0VU18JZ
0VU18JZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a supplement procedure on the right seminal vesicle using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with synthetic substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, supplement means putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part.
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 0VU28JZ (left seminal vesicle), 0VU38JZ (bilateral seminal vesicles), 0VU68JZ (right tunica vaginalis), 0VU78JZ (left tunica vaginalis), 0VUF8JZ (right spermatic cord), 0VUG8JZ (left spermatic cord) and 7 more.
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0VU10JZ (open) and 0VU14JZ (percutaneous endoscopic).
With a different device, use 0VU187Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 0VU18KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute).
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 was added in FY2018, effective October 1, 2017.
What each character means
- 1. Section
- 0Medical and Surgical
- 2. Body System
- VMale Reproductive System
- 3. Operation
- USupplement
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part
The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part
Includes: Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
- 4. Body Part
- 1Seminal Vesicle, Right
- 5. Approach
- 8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
- 6. Device
- JSynthetic Substitute
Includes: AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart; AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder; Annuloplasty ring; Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh; Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch; Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh; Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch; Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD); BRYAN(R) Cervical Disc System; Corvia IASD(R); Ex-PRESS(tm) mini glaucoma shunt; Flexible Composite Mesh; GORE(R) ACUSEAL Vascular Graft; GORE(R) CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder; GORE(R) DUALMESH(R); GORE(R) PROPATEN(R) Vascular Graft; GORE(R) VIATORR(R) TIPS Endoprosthesis; Holter valve ventricular shunt; IASD(R) (InterAtrial Shunt Device), Corvia; InterAtrial Shunt Device IASD(R), Corvia; LimFlow(tm) Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins (TADV) System; MitraClip valve repair system; Nitinol framed polymer mesh; Open Pivot (mechanical) valve; Open Pivot Aortic Valve Graft (AVG); Partially absorbable mesh; PHYSIOMESH(tm) Flexible Composite Mesh; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Polypropylene mesh; PRESTIGE(R) Cervical Disc; PROCEED(tm) Ventral Patch; Prodisc-C; Prodisc-L; PROLENE Polypropylene Hernia System (PHS); Rebound HRD(R) (Hernia Repair Device); SynCardia Total Artificial Heart; Total artificial (replacement) heart; ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS); ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh; ULTRAPRO Plug; V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System; Ventrio(tm) Hernia Patch; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS Mobile Bearing Knee; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body part
- 0VU28JZSeminal Vesicle, Left
- 0VU38JZSeminal Vesicles, Bilateral
- 0VU68JZTunica Vaginalis, Right
- 0VU78JZTunica Vaginalis, Left
- 0VUF8JZSpermatic Cord, Right
- 0VUG8JZSpermatic Cord, Left
- 0VUH8JZSpermatic Cords, Bilateral
- 0VUJ8JZEpididymis, Right
- 0VUK8JZEpididymis, Left
- 0VUL8JZEpididymis, Bilateral
- 0VUN8JZVas Deferens, Right
- 0VUP8JZVas Deferens, Left
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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- 2027
- FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Added
- No changes since FY2018.
Common questions about 0VU18JZ
Is 0VU18JZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0VU18JZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0VU18JZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0VU18JZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0VU18JZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0VU18JZ can group to MS-DRG 715, MS-DRG 716, MS-DRG 717 and MS-DRG 718.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0VU18JZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0VU18JZ to ICD-9-CM 60.79 (Other operations on seminal vesicles).