Excision of Right Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Right Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Excision

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

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

5. Approach Open

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
0VB00ZX	Excision of Prostate, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB00ZZ	Excision of Prostate, Open Approach	Valid
0VB03ZX	Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB03ZZ	Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0VB04ZX	Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB04ZZ	Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0VB07ZX	Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB07ZZ	Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening	Valid
0VB08ZX	Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB08ZZ	Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic	Valid
0VB10ZX	Excision of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach, Diagnostic	Valid
0VB10ZZ	Excision of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0VB60ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0VB

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0V Male Reproductive System
Category 0VB Male Reproductive System, Excision
This code 0VB60ZZ Excision of Right Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
V Body system Male Reproductive System
B Root operation Excision
6 Body Part Tunica Vaginalis, Right
0 Approach Open
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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